| Edition |
1st Broadway books trade pbk. ed. |
| Description |
ix, 325 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Originally published: London : Virgin, 1999. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-325). |
| Contents |
Lie back and think of Belgium: the perils of royal marriage -- Rex noster insanit: our king is insane -- A breed apart: a lesson in royal inbreeding -- The sport of kings: the secret of royal adultery -- God's bailiffs: absolute power in Hohenzollern Germany and Romanov Russia -- Hanover family values -- First, catch your king: the tragic history of the fairy-tale monarchy -- The stud farm of Europe: the rise of the House of Saxe-Coburg -- Duty, dignity, decency: the Windsors. |
| Summary |
Chronicles the history of Europe's royal houses and their royal scandals, discussing insane, psychopathic, sex-obsessed, drunken, and otherwise debauched rulers including Kaiser Wilhelm II, Peter the Great, and Louis XV. |
| Subject |
Royal houses -- Europe.
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Europe -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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Monarchy -- History.
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Courts and courtiers.
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Courts and courtiers. (OCoLC)fst00881829
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Kings and rulers. (OCoLC)fst00987694
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Monarchy. (OCoLC)fst01025055
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Royal houses. (OCoLC)fst01100834
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Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0767907558 |
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9780767907552 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000022170587 |
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NZ1 5996935 |
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YDXCP 1745668 |
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