{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-royal-scandals-the-shocking-true-stories-of-historys-wickedest-weirdest-most-wanton-kings-queens-tsars-popes-and-emperors-9780140280241","title":"A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors","description":"From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), here is a wickedly delightful look at the most scandalous royal doings you never learned about in history class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gleeful, naughty, sometimes perverted-like so many of the crowned heads themselves-\u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Royal Scandals\u003c\/b\u003e presents the best (the worst?) of royal misbehavior through the ages. From ancient Rome to Edwardian England, from the lavish rooms of Versailles to the dankest corners of the Bastille, the great royals of Europe have excelled at savage parenting, deadly rivalry, pathological lust, and meeting death with the utmost indignity-or just very bad luck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16159942\"\u003eMichael Farquhar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140280243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO014000\"\u003eRoyalty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Farquhar is a writer and editor at the \u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e specializing in history. He is the author of the bestsellers \u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Great American Scandals\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Royal Scandals\u003c\/b\u003e. He appeared on the History Channel's \u003cb\u003eRussia, Land of the Tsars\u003c\/b\u003e and will be featured on a forthcoming program about the French Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48462922711277,"sku":"9780140280241","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_d0daeb64-ae35-4bb3-9768-46b4d71f42c0.jpg?v=1753713652","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-treasury-of-royal-scandals-the-shocking-true-stories-of-historys-wickedest-weirdest-most-wanton-kings-queens-tsars-popes-and-emperors-9780140280241","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}