Princesses behaving badly : real stories from history-- without the fairy-tale endings

Book 2017

Offers information on historical princesses whose lives were devoid of fairy-tale magic, including the stories of Nazi spy Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe, mass murderess Princess Olga of Kiev, and warrior mom Princess Rani Lakshmibai.

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ISBN:

9781683690252
9781594746444
1683690257
1594746443

Description:

303 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-297) and index

Contents:

Warriors: princesses who fought their own battles
Usurpers: princesses who grabbed power in a man's world
Schemers: princesses who plotted and planned
Survivors: princesses who made controversial and questionable choices
Partiers: princesses who loved to live it up
Floozies: princesses notorious for their sexy exploits
Madwomen: princesses who were likely mad, or close to it

LCCN:

2012953988

Control Number:

2646636

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