Josephine went from the daughter of a Caribbean plantation owner to the wife of a prominent French aristocrat. After her husband was guillotined during the revolution, she caught the eye of an up and coming soldier named Napoleon. He wrote her romantic letters while conquering much of Europe and when he became Emperor of France he made her his Empress. But h ... Show More
Jun 2
Asexual Royals from History
Throughout history, across cultures and in every walk of life, there have always been people with varied sexual attractions, or lack there of. Asexuality, in particular, has only been identified and studied since the early 20th century. People in the past did not have the concept ... Show More
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May 26
Commoner Queens of England
The United Kingdom has a new Queen Consort, Camilla. She is the first Queen of England to have been born a commoner since Catherine Parr (1547). Since the Norman conquest in 1066, English and British Royals have almost exclusively married other royals, usually as part of treaties ... Show More
32m 19s
May 2024
Napoléon, l’exilé de Sainte-Hélène… (1/3)
Napoléon Bonaparte est une figure marquante de l'histoire de France. L’homme à la tête d’un des plus grands empires d’Europe achève pourtant son existence confiné à Sainte-Hélène, minuscule îlot escarpé, perdu dans l’océan Atlantique Sud. Retour sur les six dernières années de sa ... Show More
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