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Fame isn’t always what it seems—and these doomed celebrities are proof. Tragically, wealth and recognition only led them closer to their untimely ends.

Queen Victoria’s eldest granddaughter, Princess Charlotte of Prussia, had it all, including a vicious mystery disease that made her life miserable.

For centuries, the Romanovs were one of the most powerful dynasties in the world…and yet they will forever be remembered for how it all came crashing down.

40. Home of the People The main tactic used by Cyrus the Great in taking Babylon was strategic propaganda, as he subverted the reigning King of Babylonia by appealing directly…