Twelve Royal Ladies

by Mabel Pugh and Sidney Dark

Book Overview

Twelve Royal Ladies is a book written by Sidney Dark that provides a detailed account of the lives of twelve prominent women from various royal families across the world. The book covers the lives of these women from their childhood to their reign as queens, empresses, and princesses. The women featured in the book include Queen Victoria of England, Empress Eugenie of France, Queen Isabella II of Spain, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Queen Alexandra of England, Queen Marie of Romania, Queen Maud of Norway, Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Queen Mary of England, Queen Astrid of Belgium, and Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. The book offers a unique insight into the lives of these women, including their struggles, triumphs, and contributions to their respective countries. It is a fascinating read for anyone interested in history, royal families, or women's studies.1929. Some of the royal ladies found in this volume were more sinned against than sinning. As to others, there is no doubt as to the category in which they belong. Catherine de Medici ranks as one of the great villains of history, but the author contends she was innocent of most of the crimes of which she has been accused. Catherine the Great has little to commend her, especially in the line of private morals, but it must be admitted she left a profound impression upon her times. Other subjects discussed are: Mary, Queen of Scots, a subject of endless controversy; Louise de la Valliere, mistress of that gay monarch, Louis XIV; Maria Theresa; Marie Antoinette; Josephine; Bloody Mary of England; Sophia of Hanover; Christina of Sweden; and Caroline of Brunswick.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162595302
• ISBN13: 9781162595306
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 11.0"