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Royalty's Strangest Tales

By Geoff Tibballs
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Royalty's Strangest Tales by Geoff Tibballs offers a captivating collection of unusual and humorous historical anecdotes involving royals from various periods. The book delves into the bizarre, eccentric, and intriguing incidents that have surrounded the lives of kings, queens, and other nobility, showcasing the remarkable and sometimes absurd nature of royalty throughout history. It's a fascinating exploration of lesser-known royal stories that enlightens and entertains.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the quirks and oddities of royal history. It delves into amusing and intriguing anecdotes about royals from across the globe, providing a light-hearted look at their eccentricities and peculiar traditions. Perfect for those who appreciate humorous insights into historical figures.

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Royalty's Strangest Tales

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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INFORMATION

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

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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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