by arrangement with Amber Books Ltd.'-Title page verso Includes index Introduction - Philip IV of France and the Knights Templar - Elizabeth Bathory: The blood countess - Two French royal rakes: Louis XIV and Louis XV - The king and the vamp: Ludwig I of Bavaria and Lola Montez - Castles in the air: The tragic story of Ludwig II of. Illustrated throughout with contemporary paintings and engravings alongside modern photography, A Dark History: The Kings & Queens of Europe offers a fascinating portrait of the dark side of European monarchy. 256 pages : 30 cm 'This 2008 edition published. Tales of murder, insanity, obsessive love, and horrific torture illuminate the troubles of royal dynasties, inter-breeding and empire, with examples drawn from Spain, Belgium, Romania, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austro-Hungary, Germany and France. Spanning the whole of mainland continental Europe, this history includes the burning of the Knights Templar, Vlad the Impaler’s stakes, Elizabeth Bathory’s bloodbaths, Louis XV’s womanizing, the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask, King Ludwig I’s doomed love affair, the suicide pact of Austro-Hungary’s Crown Prince Rudolf, and the troubled life and tragic death of Princess Grace of Monaco.
A Dark History: The Kings & Queens of Europe peels away the glitz to take a wry look at what really happened in the corridors, bedrooms, and dungeons of European power, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Beneath the splendor and sophistication of the monarchies of continental Europe are tales of scandal, mystery, and skullduggery.
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