What is Villainous History

Villainous History is a journey into the dark side of humanity, because let's face it, that's where all the most interesting stuff is found. Throughout the world of historical literature there is a clear protagonist fighting against an established antagonist--one is right, and the other is simply wrong. Of course the wonderful cliche that, 'the winners write history', can help us understand the issue with this outlook on the past. Cliches, however, become cliches for a reason people--they relay a lot of truth in catchy little snip-its. But surely by now, anyone reading this has lived long enough to have realized that there are always two sides to a story, or that goodness can be found in anyone (I apologize if I am bringing around nostalgia for your elementary school years.)

Each week I will pick one villain of history and write their story. We will look into how they are perceived by the world, what hardships the world didn't know they had to face, and, of course, what actions these people took to forever establish themselves as 'bad'. I will also choose a juxtaposed hero that fits into the villains story and try to find any 'dirty' details ignored, hopefully drawing some of them onto an equal playing field with one another.

I like to think of myself as a nice woman, I use manners and spend a good amount of my days around other peoples kids without causing them bodily harm, but I have a dark side. I love beheadings and betrayals, psychopaths and promiscuity, and above all I have a dangerous fondness for alliterations. Knowing that people hold heroes and villains dear to their heart, I imagine that many of my posts will offend one person for some reason and another for the completely opposite. I am not setting out to ruin your belief systems, or to offend anyone. I grant you full permission to ignore anything I write and clench onto your pre-conceived notions of any historical figure, no one will ever be able to change my views on certain historical characters either.

Happy Journeys,
~Lady Thiessen