A Treasury of Royal Scandals
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A Treasury of Royal Scandals by Michael Farquhar
From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), here is a wickedly delightful look at the most scandalous royal doings you never learned about in history class. Gleeful, naughty, sometimes perverted-like so many of the crowned heads themselves-A Treasury of Royal Scandals presents the best (the worst?) of royal misbehavior through the ages. From ancient Rome to Edwardian England, from the lavish rooms of Versailles to the dankest corners of the Bastille, the great royals of Europe have excelled at savage parenting, deadly rivalry, pathological lust, and meeting death with the utmost indignity-or just very bad luck.
Michael Farquhar is a writer and editor at the Washington Post specializing in history. He is the author of the bestsellers A Treasury of Great American Scandals and A Treasury of Royal Scandals. He appeared on the History Channel’s Russia, Land of the Tsars and will be featured on a forthcoming program about the French Revolution.
SKU | CIN0140280243G |
ISBN 13 | 9780140280241 |
ISBN 10 | 0140280243 |
Title | A Treasury of Royal Scandals |
Author | Michael Farquhar |
Series | A Michael Farquhar Treasury |
Condition | good |
Binding type | Paperback |
Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
Year published | 2001-05-01 |
Number of pages | 352 |
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