Dancy Mason articles

You’ve probably never heard of Agent 355—and maybe that’s because this historical spy was so good at her very dangerous job.

The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn: their practices were bizarre, they counted celebrities among their members, and their fall from grace was brutal.

It’s one of the Soviet Union’s most enduring mysteries. But what really happened to those nine hikers on that fateful night?

During the reign of the Sun King Louis XIV, a black nun named Louise Marie Therese claimed to be his daughter, and she actually had a strong case.

The plebs of Ancient Rome were way smarter than we give the credit for. Here's how they beat the big guys of their generation.

The 2016 Hollywood film Hidden Figures has already told some of Katherine Johnson's story, but there's much more to this maverick woman than meets the eye. 

The Taj Mahal is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world. But in WWII, it underwent a bizarre change.

Richard III took England's throne for himself, but the mystery remains: What became of his two nephews, the infamous Princes in the Tower?