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The Pettiest Kings and Queens In History

Weird History | May 12, 2025

Kings and queens wield a lot of power – and sometimes, they let that power go to their heads. Just look at the petty figures of historical royalty who started wars over minor slights, or publicly snubbed people for upsetting them. Queen Victoria ignored her daughter Beatrice for months after […]

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All The Strange Things Found In Queen Victoria’s Coffin

Weird History | February 2, 2025

Despite the fact that she was quite tiny, Queen Victoria looms large over most of the 19th century. She was every bit a woman of her time, engaging in the overblown sentimentality and culture of death so pervasive during the age that bears her name. When she died at 81, […]