Inglorious Royal Marriages: A Demi-Millennium of Unholy Mismatrimony

by Leslie Carroll

Book Overview

It's no secret that the marriages of monarchs are often made in hell. Here are some of the most spectacular mismatches in five hundred years of royal history.... In a world where many kings, queens, and princes lacked nothing but true love, marital mismatches could bring out the baddest, boldest behavior in the bluest of bloodlines. Margaret Tudor, her niece Mary I, and Catherine of Braganza were desperately in love with chronically unfaithful husbands,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451416767
• ISBN13: 9780451416766
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher