Flora MacDonald was a Jacobite heroine who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape
Isabelle Eberhardt: The cross-dressing explorer who dedicated her life to the Arab culture
Sawney Bean was the head of a 48-member family that lived in a cave and cannibalized more than a thousand people
Hook Lighthouse: The oldest operating lighthouse in Ireland
The story of the first and last woman to rob a stagecoach
The long and varied career of Joan Crawford
Nazis tried to turn Christmas into a nonreligious holiday, replacing Saint Nicholas with the Germanic god Odin and putting swastikas on top of Christmas trees
Mother Ludlam’s Cave – The place where the Devil stole a cauldron from the white witch
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” is one of America’s most popular holiday songs
Some everyday words and the story behind their origin
