10 Scandalous Marriages that Rocked Early European History (opens in new tab)

For centuries, royal marriages have been plotted by the nobility, strategized by popes, or, in rare cases, struck in the name of love. Most unions were carefully strategized like moves on a chessboard for the enrichment, protection, and stability of one’s kingdom, dynasty, or empire. Yet, concubines still became sultanas, queens left their kings, […]