28 Historical ‘Bad Guys’ Who Weren’t All That Bad
History, and the human figures who made it, is complicated and deeply contextual. Neither of which are things that the modern human brain particularly cares for. Which means that sometimes, we get a broader take on a figure from the past, especially when they’re a hero or a villain.
It’s nice and neat to be able to have goodies and baddies, one wielding a gleaming sword while the other hisses and cowers. Historical battles don’t look like Helm’s Deep, however, where one side are grunting monsters led by a guy who could be on a flash card for the word “evil.”
On Reddit, historians and history buffs alike shared villains of the past who, even if they weren’t perfect angels, were far from the borderline demonic entities they’re sometimes depicted as. See what past rulers the movies did dirty below.
