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Behind The Palace Doors eBook

Five Centuries Of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, And Folly From Royal Britain

de Michael Farquhar
idioma: inglês
Editor: Random House Publishing Group, março de 2011 ‧
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Spanning 500 years of British history, a revealing look at the secret lives of some great (and not-so-great) Britons, courtesy of one of the world’s most engaging royal historians
 
Beleaguered by scandal, betrayed by faithless spouses, bedeviled by ambitious children, the kings and queens of Great Britain have been many things, but they have never been dull. Some sacrificed everything for love, while others met a cruel fate at the edge of an axman’s blade. From the truth behind the supposed madness of King George to Queen Victoria’s surprisingly daring taste in sculpture, Behind the Palace Doors ventures beyond the rumors to tell the unvarnished history of Britain’s monarchs, highlighting the unique mix of tragedy, comedy, romance, heroism, and incompetence that has made the British throne a seat of such unparalleled fascination.
 
Featuring:
• stories covering every monarch, from randy Henry VIII to reserved Elizabeth II
• historical myths debunked and surprising "Did you know . . . ?" anecdotes
• four family trees spanning every royal house, from the Tudors to the Windsors


From the Trade Paperback edition.

Behind The Palace Doors

Five Centuries Of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, And Folly From Royal Britain

de Michael Farquhar

Propriedade Descrição
ISBN: 9780679604532
Editor: Random House Publishing Group
Data de Lançamento: março de 2011
Idioma: Inglês
Tipo de produto: eBook
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Classificação Temática: eBooks em Inglês > Literatura > Biografias
EAN: 9780679604532
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SOBRE O AUTOR

Michael Farquhar

Michael Farquhar é autor dos livros A Treasury of Royal Scandals, A Treasury of Great American Scandals, A Treasury of Deception, A Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten Americans e Behind the Palace Doors.
É também coautor do livro The Century: History as It Happened on the Front Page of the Capital’s Newspaper.
Colabora regularmente com diversas publicações, incluindo o jornal The Washington Post, onde foi editor durante dez anos, especialista em história.
Foi comentador de programas como Russia: Land of the Tzars e The French Revolution no History Channel.
Vive em Washington, D. C.

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