A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories History's Wickedest Weirdest Most Wanton Kings Queens

FromNero'snaggingmother(whomhefoundespeciallyannoyingaftertakingherashislover)toCatherine'sstableofstuds(notoftheequinevariety),hereisawickedlydelightfullookatthemostscandalousroyaldoingsyouneverlearnedaboutinhistoryclass.Gleeful,naughty,sometimesperverted-likesomanyofthecrownedheadsthemselves-ATreasuryofRoyalScandalspresentsthebest(theworst?)ofroyalmisbehaviorthroughtheages.FromancientRometoEdwardianEngland,fromthelavishroomsofVersaillestothedankestcornersoftheBastille,thegreatroyalsofEuropehaveexcelledatsavageparenting,deadlyrivalry,pathologicallust,andmeetingdeathwiththeutmostindignity-orjustverybadluck.--ThistextreferstotheKindleEditionedition.