Benito Mussolini: 1883-1945 Benito Mussolini is often cited as one of the most notorious dictators of the 20th Century. While the Italian despot is often overshadowed […]
Francisco Pizarro, Spanish Conquistador (1478-1541) Following the “discovery” of the Americas by European explorers like Christopher Columbus in 1492 (roughly 500 years after the Vikings stumbled […]
CONTENT WARNING: this article contains commentary on religion, and includes disturbing descriptions of torture and death. The Spanish Inquisition 1478-1834 The Spanish Inquisition was a Judicial […]
The Golden Age of Piracy: 1650-1740 Ahoy! Last time on Epik Fails of History, in The Golden Age of Piracy (Part One), I dispelled some persistent piratical myths, […]