History with Herstory

Politically-arranged marriages were very very common in the ancient world, be it China or other civilisations. Such is the fate of political...

Contrasting opinions: Hero or Villain? Rich in its History of Royal Families, England has been well known for its Monarchs. If you'r...

Lady Hamilton and Lord Horatio Nelson Almost everybody knows who Lord Horatio Nelson is: he won the Battle of Trafalgar; he lost an arm ...

Two warring nations. Two ambitious arch-rivals. A resourceful military advisor. A beautiful female spy. Add them all up together and you h...

The Emperors of China were quite notorious for their lavish lives, especially when it came to the sheer number of court ladies in the pa...

It was hard being a woman in Ancient China. Nor did being beautiful help much either, as there was a Chinese saying, “Beautiful women are ...

Scandalous Women: Isabella of France: She-Wolf of England : Isabella of France When Isabella of France (1295-1358) arrived at the churc...