Bibliograph

Royal Babylon, the alarming history of European royalty, Karl Shaw

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Royal Babylon, the alarming history of European royalty, Karl Shaw

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Royal Babylon

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

774576706

Responsibility statement

Karl Shaw

Sub title

the alarming history of European royalty

Table Of Contents

Lie back and think of Belgium: the perils of royal marriage -- Rex noster insanit: our king is insane -- A breed apart: a lesson in royal inbreeding -- The sport of kings: the secret of royal adultery -- God's bailiffs: absolute power in Hohenzollern Germany and Romanov Russia -- Hanover family values -- First, catch your king: the tragic history of the fairy-tale monarchy -- The stud farm of Europe: the rise of the House of Saxe-Coburg -- Duty, dignity, decency: the Windsors

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