A Dark History

A Dark History
Author: Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2011
Genre: Europe
ISBN: 9781435132757

Dark History of the Kings & Queens of Europe

Dark History of the Kings & Queens of Europe
Author: Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2012-10-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1908696346

Kings & Queens of Europe peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the fourteenth century up to the present day.

The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe

The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe
Author: Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502619091

To many, Europe has been the pinnacle of world sophistication and culture. Yet beneath the power, the glamor, and the splendor there has also been scandal, mystery and skullduggery. Kings & Queens of Europe: A Dark History peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the fourteenth century up to the present day.

The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of England

The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of England
Author: Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502619067

Despite its reputation as the longest established in Europe, the history of the English monarchy is punctuated by scandal, murders, betrayals, plots, and treason. Since William the Conqueror seized the crown in 1066, England has seen three civil wars; six monarchs have been murdered or executed; the throne of England has been usurped four times, and won in battle three times; and personal scandals and royal family quarrels abound.

The Royal Families of Europe

The Royal Families of Europe
Author: Geoffrey Hindley
Publisher: Basic Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780786708284

Recounts the history of present and former ruling families of continental Europe and speculates on the role of monarchy in the future.

The Power of Kings

The Power of Kings
Author: Paul Kléber Monod
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 442
Release: 2001-08-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780300090666

This sweeping book explores the profound shift in the way European kings and queens were regarded by their subjects between the Reformation and the Enlightenment. Once viewed as godlike beings, by 1715 monarchs had come to represent the human, visible side of the rational state. The author offers new insights into the relations between kings and their subjects and the interplay between monarchy and religion.

The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe

The Untold History of the Kings and Queens of Europe
Author: Brenda Ralph Lewis
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2016-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1502619083

To many, Europe has been the pinnacle of world sophistication and culture. Yet beneath the power, the glamor, and the splendor there has also been scandal, mystery and skullduggery. Kings & Queens of Europe: A Dark History peels away the glory and the glitz to take a wry look at what has really gone on in the corridors, bedrooms and dungeons of European power from the fourteenth century up to the present day.