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The Royal Mistress: Often the Most Powerful Person in a King’s Court

A monarch’s mistress wasn’t just a sexual companion. Often, she influenced politics in his court—and it was no secret.

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How a Scandal Over a Diamond Necklace Cost Marie Antoinette Her Head

The Diamond Necklace Affair reads like a fictional farce, but it was all true—and would become the final straw that led to demands for the queen’s head.

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Romanov Remains

Why the Romanov Family’s Fate Was a Secret Until the Fall of the Soviet Union

Missing remains and a Bolshevik cover-up after the brutal execution of the imperial family fueled wild rumors.

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The Romanov Family

The Romanov Family Tree: Real Descendants and Wannabes

Czar Nicholas II’s immediate family was executed in 1918. But there are still living descendants with royal claims to the Romanov name.

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