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When Princess Christina’s beloved father died, her deranged mother literally refused to let go of his now-rotting co**se. When the Chancellor stepped in to finally bury the body, Queen Maria Eleonora went mad with grief—and her way of mourning was utterly revolting. She hung the King’s heart in a golden casket above little Christina’s bed and made the girl sleep directly underneath her father’s “blessed” remains.

Troublemaker, Heartbreaker, Undertaker: Queen Christina Broke All The Rules After a dark childhood with her insane mother, Christina gave up her crown—and that's just the beginning of her scandalous story.

King’s memoir On Writing is one of his most popular books. It gives an extremely detailed account of King’s childhood days, but one memory is notably missing—the most horrifying moment of King’s entire life. As a child, King’s mother found him at home, white as a sheet and unable to talk. She had no idea what had happened to her son—not long after, she received some utterly tragic news.

Chilling Facts About Stephen King, The Master Of Horror Stephen King has written more twisted tales than we can count, but some of his most remarkable stories come from his wildly fascinating real life.

When the Royal Mummy Cache was unearthed after remaining sealed for thousands of years, archaeologists found a small box labeled with Queen Hatshepsut’s name. Bizarrely, it contained a single, eerie tooth—but when they tested it, the results revealed even stranger findings.

Majestic Facts About Hatshepsut, Egypt’s Pharaoh Queen Queen Hatshepsut dressed like a man and was known as “the first great woman”—but few people know her dark history.