The Swan King
Subtitle: Ludwig II of Bavaria
Edition: Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Published: June 14, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781860648922
Subjects: Biography: general; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Rank & titles; History - General History; History; Biography/Autobiography; Germany; Europe - Germany; History / Germany
First sentence: The whirlwind of revolutions which swept through Europe in the year 1848 might have passed by the normally contended little kingdom of Bavaria had it not been for the indiscretion of an old king and the ambition of an Irish dancing girl of iron will and strong sexual magnetism.