Kings & queens : a very peculiar history : with added blue blood by Mason, Antony, Salariya, David instant download

Kings & queens : a very peculiar history : with added blue blood by Mason, Antony, Salariya, David instant download

1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) :, Which king's guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? Who survived seven assassination attempts? As you can tell from the bizarre questions above, it wasn't all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some of them were completely batty, and others were downright vicious. On the other hand, some monarchs were an icon to the .., Print version record, Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Ten Peculiar Royal Facts; Putting Royalty On The Map; Introduction; Kings and Queens; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Glossary; Timeline