Royal Babylon: The Alarming History of European Royalty
Hereditary rule once dominated European politics; a few families, all closely related and believing themselves divinely appointed, controlled the destinies of millions. Most of them were asked to leave -- sometimes politely, sometimes with a fatal abruptness. This book explains why.The...
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Hereditary rule once dominated European politics; a few families, all closely related and believing themselves divinely appointed, controlled the destinies of millions. Most of them were asked to leave -- sometimes politely, sometimes with a fatal abruptness. This book explains why.The present-day vagaries, eccentricities and downright absurdities of the much-discussed Windsors are as nothing to the excesses of their predecessors and here you will find them all. Lovingly detailed and tempered with irreverence, here is the essential, secret royal history.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780753503607 (0753503603)
ASIN: 0753503603
Publish date: 1999-06
Publisher: Virgin Publishing
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
I read it in translation. There are many factual and grammar errors. It is interesting, sometimes funny, but also sometimes disrespectful. I couldn't love it, but also couldn't put it down. This book is not to be taken as a serious read about history – if you want that, pick up a different book. B...
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