Royal Pains, Leslie Carroll
Royal Pains, Leslie Carroll
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Royal Pains
A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds

Author: Leslie Carroll

Narrator: Leslie Carroll

Unabridged: 14 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/11/2022


Synopsis

The author of Notorious Royal Marriages presents some of history’s boldest, baddest, and bawdiest royals.The bad seeds on the family trees of the most powerful royal houses of Europe often became the most rotten of apples: über-violent autocrats Vlad the Impaler and Ivan the Terrible literally reigned in blood. Lettice Knollys strove to mimic the appearance of her cousin Elizabeth I and even stole her man. And Pauline Bonaparte scandalized her brother Napoleon by having a golden goblet fashioned in the shape of her breast.Chock-full of shocking scenes, titillating tales, and wildly wicked nobles, Royal Pains is a rollicking compendium of the most infamous, capricious, and insatiable bluebloods of Europe.

About Leslie Carroll

Leslie Carroll is the author of twenty books in three genres, including a series of five nonfiction titles on the loves and lives of European royalty: Royal Affairs, Notorious Royal Marriages, Royal Pains, Royal Romances, and Inglorious Royal Marriages. She and her husband divide their time between the high-rises of Manhattan and the high elevation of Denver.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucy on March 28, 2012

Let me ask you something...how important is it for you to learn about historical figures when reading history? Are you one of those people who strictly wants timelines with just a mere mention of names- OR- do you mostly crave facts and details on people of the past? If you tend to lean on the latte......more