Hadley Meares Archives

The Female Lawyer Who Ran for President—Before Women Could Vote

Belva Lockwood not only ran for president—twice—she was also the first female lawyer to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

James I, Charles I and Charles II of the Stuart dynasty were known for their excesses.

Royal brothers and sisters have squabbled through the ages—often leading to war.

The idea was to show the royal family in their day‑to‑day lives. The results were mixed.

The palace with more than 2,000 rooms featured elaborate gardens, fountains, a private zoo, roman‑style baths and even 18th‑century elevators.

British aristocrats often went broke after royal visits.

Filthy residences forced European monarchs to constantly move their courts.

Think royal births are a spectacle now? Marie Antoinette would beg to differ.

Elizabeth I, for one, was known to drink from a unicorn horn cup, believing that if poison touched it, it would explode.

Why Queen Elizabeth I signed a death warrant to execute the rival royal cousin she’d never met.

After the French Revolution, eight‑year‑old Louis XVII was taken to prison and never seen in public again.

Some in seaside communities would even use lanterns to lure ships too close to shore so the vessels would become wrecked—and vulnerable.