Dark history of the kings & queens of Europe
Subtitle: from medieval tyrants to mad monarchs
By: Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher: Amber Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781907446702
Subjects: Queens; Biography; Kings; Kings and rulers; History; Reines; Biographies; Histoire
Other titles: Kings and queens of Europe.
Description: A fascinating and eye opening account of the dark underbelly of continental European history. Brings European history to life in an accessible account of dirtydeeds and destructive extravagance.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Philip IV of France and the Knights Templar; title: Elizabeth Bathory: the blood countess; title: Two French royal rakes: Ludwig I of Bavaria and Lola Montez; title: Castles in the air: the tragic story of Ludwig II of Bavaria; title: The Mayerling tragedy; title: Madness in the Spanish royal family; title: More madness in Spain; title: Queen Christina of Sweden: a question of gender; title: Haemophilia: the royal disease; title: Kings and Communists: Carol II of Romania; title: The Netherlands: a royal family in trouble; title: King Leopold II and the Belgian Congo; title: The Grimaldis of Monaco.