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It is a myth that typified the hedonism of the French king and queen, as ordinary people were starving. When Marie Antoinette - wife of Louis XVI - was told that the poor couldn't buy bread, she is said to have replied: 'Let them eat cake!' Above: American actress Kirsten Dunst is seen portraying a very hedonistic version of the French Queen in the 2006 film Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette DIDN’T say ‘let them eat cake’ and the Vikings DIDN’T have horns on their helmets: New book debunks some of history’s ‘fake’ but widely believed tales

They are tales so firmly engrained in the public consciousness that it…
Unpacking genius: Some of history’s smartest people were also the weirdest

Unpacking genius: Some of history’s smartest people were also the weirdest

Geniuses occupy plenty of space in our history books, but as it…
A hilarious song and dance through the most history’s most bizarre plan Operation Mincemeat

A hilarious song and dance through the most history’s most bizarre plan Operation Mincemeat

LAUGHING so hard I could barely breathe is not what I expected…