The Clot — the blood clot that stops an Emperor... and starts a new era in China
Wu Zetian is the first, and only, woman Emperor of China. Behind her success is a trail of blood and intrigue that begins with the strangling of her own baby. She is an enigmatic figure, one who reinv...
8 Feb 20189min
The Coin — the gold coin donation that kills Marie Antoinette
Queen Marie Antoinette is infamous for provoking the 18th century French Revolution with her excessive spending. But her trial, execution and the subsequent bloodied period known as the ‘Reign of Terr...
8 Feb 20189min
INTRODUCING — Little Tiny
History is full of Little Tiny things that have made a big difference in the world. Whether it’s the key that sank the Titanic, the coin that lead to Marie Antoinette’s beheading, or the cup of tea th...
19 Jan 201849s
