The Queen of Sheba: The Mysterious Beauty Who Tested King Solomon

What If The Spanish Armada Had Succeeded?

The History of Eyeglasses: From Monks to Hipsters

The Strange Fashion of the "Crakow" Shoe

The Antikythera Mechanism: The 2,000-Year-Old Greek Computer

The History of Mirrors: How Seeing Ourselves Changed Everything

The Swinging Sixties in London: The Birth of the Supermodel

The Strange Practice of Teeth Blackening in Japan (Ohaguro)

Mata Hari: The Exotic Dancer Who Was a Double Agent (Or Was She?)

The History of Perfume: From Sacred Incense to Chanel No. 5

The Gilded Age: When American Heiresses Were More Valuable Than Art

The Victorian Obsession with Arsenic

The Empress Dowager Cixi: The Woman Who Modernized China's Beauty

The Voynich Manuscript: The Unreadable Book of Bizarre Plants and Naked Women

The History of the High Heel: From Persian Warriors to Parisian Runways

The Byzantine Empire: The Sacred Beauty of Gold and Icons

The Macaroni: The 18th Century Fashionistas Who Went Too Far

Hedy Lamarr: The "Most Beautiful Woman in Film" and Secret Inventor

The Mughal Empire: The Lavish Beauty of the Royal Courts

The Shocking Use of X-Rays for Hair Removal

Grace Kelly: The Hollywood Princess Who Became Real Royalty

The Tarim Mummies: The 4,000-Year-Old Europeans in China

The History of the Beard: From Philosophical Statement to Hipster Trend

Pre-Raphaelite Beauty: The Rise of the Red-Haired "Stunner"

The Strange Beauty Rituals of the Wodaabe Tribe

Audrey Hepburn: The Accidental Icon Who Redefined Glamour

What If The 1960s Counter-Culture Never Happened?

The History of Tattoos: From Ancient Taboo to Modern Art

The Harlem Renaissance: Defining a New Black Beauty

The Strange World of Victorian Mourning Jewelry

Josephine Baker: The Dancer Who Seduced Paris and Fought the Nazis

The Bog Bodies of Europe: Perfectly Preserved Ancient People

The Evolution of the Male Ideal: From Apollo to Adonis

Ancient Rome: The Surprising Vanity of the Gladiators

Foot Binding: The Agonizing Practice for the "Golden Lotus"

What If The Victorian Era Never Ended?

A History of Red Lipstick: From Prostitutes to Power Suits

The Edo Period in Japan: The Geisha's Painted Face

The Tapeworm Diet: The Most Disgusting Weight Loss Fad in History

Beau Brummell: The Man Who Invented the Modern Suit (and Modern Cool)

The Venus Figurines: Is This The Oldest Beauty Standard in the World?

The Secret Language of Fans in the 18th Century

Medieval Beauty: Why Looking Like the Virgin Mary Was a Deadly Game

The Strange Case of the Wandering Womb in Ancient Greece

The Real Beauty of Nefertiti: More Than Just a Pretty Face

What If the Roman Empire Never Fell? (Beauty Edition)

The History of the Hourglass: From Corsets to Kardashians

The Golden Age of Hollywood: Manufacturing the Perfect Woman

Top 5 Most Dangerous Beauty Trends in History

Marie Antoinette: The Queen Who Died for Fashion

The Lost Beauty Secrets of the Vikings

A Deadly History of Pale Skin: The Politics of Being White

The Roaring Twenties: How Women Rebelled By Cutting Their Hair

The Shocking Reason Renaissance Women Plucked Their Hairlines

What If Cleopatra Had Access to Modern Makeup?

The Mystery of Queen Elizabeth I's Mask of Youth

The Bizarre History of the Smile (And Why No One Did It)

Why Victorian Women Wanted to Look Sick

The Deadly Secret of Ancient Egyptian Makeup