Henrietta Howard was saddled with an abusive embarrassment of a husband and no money. She took matters into her own hands, ingratiating herself with the court of the Princess and Princess of Wales.

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Catherine Parr was the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII.

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Katherine Howard was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII.

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Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of King Henry VIII.

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Jane Seymour was the third wife of King Henry VIII.

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Anne Boleyn was the second wife of King Henry VIII.

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Catherine of Aragon was the first wife of King Henry VIII.

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The "fun fact" that Caligula tried to appoint his horse to the senate is a classic example of an emperor gone mad with power. The truth is, his appointment was likely a pointed political joke. But who was the horse at the center of it all?

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Winnifred Maxwell's husband was tried and sentenced to death after participating in the 1715 Jacobite uprising against King George I. She refused to let that stand.

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At the end of the 10th century, King Eadwig was locked in a bitter rivalry with Abbot Dunstan. Their feud would eventually lead to exile, a broken marriage, a split kingdom, and a rumor that has persisted to this day.

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