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| Author | : Alison Rattle |
| Publisher | : Union Square + ORM |
| Total Pages | : 178 |
| Release | : 2011-09-13 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1435138864 |
A frank and fascinating history of forty of Europe’s most loony, deluded, and downright dangerous monarchs. In Mad Kings & Queens co-authors Alison Rattle and Allison Vale reveal a legion of kings and queens who have abused the pedestal of power in spectacular style. The respectability of the royal position is well and truly tossed aside by the whimsy and wanton depravity of these mad European monarchs, including: The queen who murdered her husband with a red-hot spit. The bloodthirsty monarch who impaled tens of thousands of his subjects. The vampiric ruler who bathed in the blood of young women. The king of excess who beheaded his wives. Mad Kings and Queens explores seven hundred years of royal eccentricity, detailing a catalogue of madness and exploring the finer intricacies of royal breeding that lay at its root.
| Author | : Phil Roxbee Cox |
| Publisher | : Heinemann |
| Total Pages | : 36 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 9780435214944 |
Part of the "High Impact" series for reluctant readers, this text is designed to motivate secondary school students with a reading age of eight to nine. Discover the cruel and crazy stories of: Vlad Dracula; Henry VIII; and Jack the Ripper.
| Author | : Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Publisher | : 1st World Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 388 |
| Release | : 2004-09 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781595402202 |
Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote this tale of confused identity and royal intrigue in 1914 and 1915, as World War I was getting ready to happen: it means to be an homage to Anthony Hope's _Prisoner of Zenda._ But, of course, it isn't Hope writing, but Burroughs: the events that led to the war inform the book, and it speaks to the real events happening as Burroughs wrote. That makes it a very different story from Hope's almost-whimsical novel. Part of the reason Burroughs left such a lasting mark on the world is because he was engaged in the events that surrounded him; the news troubled him deeply and personally. As well it might! He was writing, as he always did, on fantastical topics; but it is the fantastic nature of the twentieth century that is the real text of the man's career. The events that shape our own times now inform the work at hand: Edgar Rice Burroughs is generally described as a "Pulp Writer" -- that's code for a successful hack -- but the truth is that he was much, much more.
| Author | : Tanya Boteju |
| Publisher | : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 2019-05-07 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1534430652 |
“Poignant and important.” —Refinery29 “A bright and sparkly celebration of love and self-acceptance.” —Kirkus Reviews Judy Blume meets RuPaul’s Drag Race in this funny, feel-good debut novel about a queer teen who navigates questions of identity and self-acceptance while discovering the magical world of drag. Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying to move past her mother’s unexpected departure. After a bewildering encounter at a local festival, Nima finds herself suddenly immersed in the drag scene on the other side of town. Macho drag kings, magical queens, new love interests, and surprising allies propel Nima both painfully and hilariously closer to a self she never knew she could be—one that can confidently express and accept love. But she’ll have to learn to accept lost love to get there. From debut author Tanya Boteju comes a poignant, laugh-out-loud tale of acceptance, self-expression, and the colorful worlds that await when we’re brave enough to look.
| Author | : Brenda Ralph Lewis |
| Publisher | : Amber Books Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 459 |
| Release | : 2012-10-31 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1908696362 |
A highly-illustrated, entertaining account of English royal history from 1066 to the present that explores the scandals behind each royal dynasty, from the ‘accidental’ murder of William II to American divorcée Meghan Markle, highlighting the individuals honoured with the crown of England—and those unfortunate enough to cross their paths.
| Author | : Brenda Ralph Lewis |
| Publisher | : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2016-07-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1502619075 |
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.
| Author | : Philip Ardagh |
| Publisher | : Pan Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2011-10-07 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1447212010 |
Philip Ardagh's Book of Kings, Queens, Emperors and Rotten Wart-Nosed Commons is hilarious collection of fantastic trivia and amazing facts about royalty and rulers of all kinds throughout history, all from the very witty pen of Philip Ardagh. PARP!" Pssst! Do you know the story about Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) and the, er, farting courtier? One day, when bowing low to Her Majesty, the Earl of Oxford couldn't help but break wind. The poor man felt SO embarrassed that he left the court - and some say the country - for SEVEN years. Upon his return, after such a long absence, the first thing Good Queen bess said on seeing him was, "Lord, I had forgot the fart!
| Author | : Tanya Boteju |
| Publisher | : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2021-02-23 |
| Genre | : Young Adult Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1534430660 |
“Poignant and important.” —Refinery29 “A bright and sparkly celebration of love and self-acceptance.” —Kirkus Reviews Judy Blume meets RuPaul’s Drag Race in this funny, feel-good debut novel about a queer teen who navigates questions of identity and self-acceptance while discovering the magical world of drag. Perpetually awkward Nima Kumara-Clark is bored with her insular community of Bridgeton, in love with her straight girlfriend, and trying to move past her mother’s unexpected departure. After a bewildering encounter at a local festival, Nima finds herself suddenly immersed in the drag scene on the other side of town. Macho drag kings, magical queens, new love interests, and surprising allies propel Nima both painfully and hilariously closer to a self she never knew she could be—one that can confidently express and accept love. But she’ll have to learn to accept lost love to get there. From debut author Tanya Boteju comes a poignant, laugh-out-loud tale of acceptance, self-expression, and the colorful worlds that await when we’re brave enough to look.
| Author | : Terry Deary |
| Publisher | : Scholastic UK |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2013-06-06 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 1407137158 |
The history book which shows you monarchs as they really were - mad, menacing and murderous! Find out which king died after falling off the toilet, why people thought King John was a werewolf, and why Queen Anne's feet were covered in garlic. Packed with treacherous treason, evil executions and savage struggles for the throne, this is royal history with the nasty bits left in!
| Author | : Vivian Green |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 483 |
| Release | : 2016-10-21 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 0750981652 |
From Caligula to Stalin and beyond, this book offers a unique and pioneering look at the recurring phenomenon of the 'mad king' from the early centuries of the Christian era to modern times.
