Mad Kings & Queens

by Alison Rattle, Allison Vale
Mad Kings & Queens  
published 2007 by Barnes & Noble Books
binding Paperback
isbn 0760793115   (isbn13: 9780760793114)
description This frank and fascinating book ransacks the remarkable history of forty of Europe's most dumb, deluded, and downright dangerous monarchs, to reveal a...more
date added
11-14-07



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Nina
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11/14/07

Read in November, 2007
recommends it for: Cassie, Saryn, Heather
This is a quick, comfortable, intriguing read. The book is small, with smooth, think pages and is perfect for a short trip, pre-bedtime read or just the bathroom! It is divided into 3-page synopses' of some of the craziest countryheads... which is many, as inbreeding was common and power/wealth are dangerous. Toward the end (reading in a single sitting), it seemed pathetic and repetitive, but still entertaining nonetheless. A must for buffs of the historical monarchy. :)
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Martha
Martha marked it as to-read (review of isbn 1402763069)
05/07/08

bookshelves: to-read
I saw this in the bookstore once and thought it looked like an interesting short read. Then the 9th grader on the bus next to me today was reading it and discussing it with her friends . . . and now I really really want to read it!
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Amelia
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05/12/08

Read in May, 2008
Very interesting, concise and amazingly disturbing. Reminded me a bit of our "royalty" of today: Brittany, Mel, Lindsay, and the like. Minuse the inbreading factor of course, and the mass murder.
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Silke
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12/09/07

Read in January, 2007
Amusing, but it's debatable if all of them were mad per se or if history remembers them mad.
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avg rating (all editions): 3.82 (11 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.82 (11 ratings)
number of reviews: 4






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