{"product_id":"a-treasury-of-royal-scandals-michael-farquhar-9780140280241","title":"A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors","description":"From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), here is a wickedly delightful look at the most scandalous royal doings you never learned about in history class. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gleeful, naughty, sometimes perverted-like so many of the crowned heads themselves-\u003cb\u003eA Treasury of Royal Scandals\u003c\/b\u003e presents the best (the worst?) of royal misbehavior through the ages. From ancient Rome to Edwardian England, from the lavish rooms of Versailles to the dankest corners of the Bastille, the great royals of Europe have excelled at savage parenting, deadly rivalry, pathological lust, and meeting death with the utmost indignity-or just very bad luck.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Farquhar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140280243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/30\/2001 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 184","brand":"Michael Farquhar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045615202559,"sku":"9780140280241","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17c83fa8-9125-40b7-b4d2-b60d75479ec5.jpg?v=1684979731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-treasury-of-royal-scandals-michael-farquhar-9780140280241","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}