Did Napoleon Bonaparte attempt suicide in Erfurt? Was a chimney sweep accidentally smoked to death in the Friedenstein Castle in Gotha? Did a lady of the castle at Altenstein actually give birth to thirteen children? Such legends about historical events and personalities are examined by the legend detective Rainer Hohberg. He recounts the old stories and then, with a wealth of knowledge and a good dose of humor, uncovers the events that lie behind them or could lie behind them. And these can sometimes be even more exciting than the legends themselves.