Attila cut a swath of destruction so wide that his victims thought he was a punishment sent from Heaven.

The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.

One leader, Attila, united the Huns and brought the mighty Roman Empire to the brink of collapse.