A Wicked History

Alexander the Great: Master of the Ancient World

- Opening quote by or about the featured villain/villainess - Historical map, annotated with key locations from person`s life - A Wicked Web featuring allies and enemies - Historical photos and etchings - Boxes with...

Genghis Khan: 13th-Century Mongolian Tyrant

Genghis Khan set out to conquer the world with an army rumored to be the fastest on earth. But the Mongol warlord didn`t need rumors to make his enemies fear him. His campaign of terror left thousands dead and cities...

Grigory Rasputin: Holy Man or Mad Monk

Grigory Rasputin was a poor peasant from Siberia who claimed he could heal the sick and predict the future. Some people worshipped him. Others wanted him dead. No wonder the story of his life and death is stranger...

Henry VIII: Royal Beheader

From Vlad the Impaler to Attila the Hun - the most heinous moments in history are exposed in these highly illustrated biographies of the most villainous tyrants who have walked the earth.

Joseph Stalin

- Opening quote by or about the featured villain/villainess - Historical map, annotated with key locations from person`s life - A Wicked Web featuring allies and enemies - Historical photos and etchings - Boxes with...

Sir Francis Drake: Slave Trader and Pirate

What sight sent shivers down the spines of 16th-century Spanish sailors? The masts of any ship belonging to Sir Francis Drake the slave trader, pirate, and looter known as "The Dragon," who prowled the seas from the...

Vlad the Impaler: The Real Count Dracula

From Vlad the Impaler to Attila the Hun - the most heinous moments in history are exposed in these highly illustrated biographies of the most villainous tyrants who have walked the earth.