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A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known.
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A rollicking collection of stories featuring the craziest, daftest and most outrageous monarchs the world has ever known.
Packed with royal stories from 2,000 years of history, from the immortality-obsessed first Emperor of China to the master of tact and diplomacy, Prince Philip, this book will leave the reader fascinated, entertained and occasionally appalled.
We’ll meet all sorts of colourful royal characters, including the Roman Emperor Caligula, who was unspeakably cruel to his subjects but worshipped his horse, Charles VI of France, convinced he was made of glass, and Frederick William I of Prussia, who recruited – and sometimes kidnapped – the tallest men in Europe to form his private army.
There are tales of scandal, including secret marriages, illegitimate offspring, royal pickpockets and alleged vampirism, and madness, cross-dressing and pigeon-fancying also crop up!
Fully updated with a selection of new stories, this absorbing book is the perfect gift for history fans. Royalty's Strangest Tales is sure to capture the imagination and intrigue of those who love a good royal romp through history.
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ISBN: 9781911042792
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 July 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Portico
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Sports writer Geoff Tibballs is the author of several bestselling titles in the Strangest... series, on a range of topics including motor-racing and royalty.
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