Kings and Queens of Europe
Kings and Queens of Europe
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From the Tudors to the Habsburgs to the Windsors, from Vlad the Impaler to Princess Diana, Kings and Queens of Europe is illustrated throughout with 400 colour and black-and-white photographs, genealogies and artworks, and offers a lively, highly varied portrait of European monarchy.
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Kings and Queens of Europe by Brenda Ralph Lewis
"To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it." – Queen Elizabeth I of England "I shall be an autocrat: that’s my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that’s his." – Catherine the Great To many, Europe has been the pinnacle of world sophistication and culture, yet beneath the power, the glamour and the splendour there has also been scandal, mystery, incest, insanity and skullduggery. Kings and Queens of Europe peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the eleventh century up to the present day. From the Tudors to the Habsburgs to the Windsors, from Vlad the Impaler to Elizabeth Bathory’s torture techniques to Philip IV of France’s persecution of the Knights Templars, from the tragedies of Princess Grace of Monaco and Princess Diana to the corruption charges facing Princess Cristina of Spain today, Kings and Queens of Europe is illustrated throughout with 400 colour and black-and-white photographs, genealogies and artworks, and offers a lively, highly varied portrait of European monarchy.
Brenda Ralph Lewis has written more than 100 books and hundreds of magazine articles, as well as radio and television documentaries, on subjects including history (both ancient and modern), myth and legend, animal and insect life, archaeology and genealogy. She lives in Buckinghamshire, England.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781782744719 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782744711 |
| Titre | Kings and Queens of Europe |
| Auteur | Brenda Ralph Lewis |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Amber Books Ltd |
| Année de publication | 2016-11-14 |
| Nombre de pages | 512 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |