ROYAL NAVY ABOLISHES FLOGGINGS

WISTFUL DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE SAYS ENGLAND GETTING SOFT June 30, 1879 London The Duke of Cambridge, England’s top general, can’t believe the news: the Royal Navy has decided to stop…

PRINCESS HONORIA IN LOVE WITH ATTILA THE HUN; PLANS TO ELOPE

A MOTHER’S WORST NIGHTMARE 449 A.D. Ravenna, Italy Attila, the fearsome leader of the dreaded Huns, isn’t content with land and tribute. He wants the princess for his bride. And…

SPOILED CROESUS SELLS DADDY’S COIN COLLECTION

HOCKS EVERYTHING TO PAY FOR PARTYING 560 B.C. Sardis, Lydia Kids these days. You just can’t give them anything nice. King Alyattes, when he wasn’t running the country, worked his…

VICTORIOUS KING ASOKA SORRY FOR WINNING WAR

WARRIOR-KING A PACIFIST 261 B.C. Pataliputra, India The Great King Asoka, ruler of all India, the most powerful king India has ever seen, has crushed the kingdom of Kalinga, destroying…

XERXES CRUSHES SPARTANS AT THERMOPYLAE

300 NOT NEARLY ENOUGH August 17, 480 B.C. Thermopylae, Greece Xerxes, the great and mighty King of Persia, has defeated the Greeks, as we all knew he would. The Spartans,…

JILTED QUEEN KATHERINE REFUSES TO RETURN HER CROWN

OUT TO PASTURE June 1, 1533 London, England Now that King Henry’s new wife, Anne, has been crowned queen, what will become of his old wife, Katherine? Though it’s impossible…