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this book is so great. honestly. I love everything about it

During the famine [Lenin] argued that the peasants should be denied aid because it would make a revolution more likely

this story would work better if the characters weren't all teenagers. I know this is YA, don't @ me!

now this is a dragon story

How could someone like this Bathory woman have been real? The world is a scary, scary place

this book: Ivan the Terrible was a crazy psycho who liked to torture, flay, rape, maim, kill, etc for fun

also this book: Elizabeth I's cousin slept with the queen's crush!!!

man, what the fuck @ Ivan the Terrible

I'm sorry, but putting a chapter on Richard III right after Vlad the Impaler is underwhelming to say the least!

Excuse u, Elizabeth Woodville was hardly a commoner!

jesus, you really can't make this shit up. i'm probably gonna have nightmares from this Vlad the Impaler chapter

"The field marshal was prone to some strange delusions, including one belief that he had become pregnant and would soon give birth to an elephant" How were these people real

this book is a nice surprise. very impressed so far

Prince Klemens von Metternich, genius diplomat and sad sack

WHY isn't there a tv series about the Vienna Congress?

Had a bit of a busy week so still haven't finished this but I'm really enjoying it! It's original and its got interesting themes

holy shit y'all. these people are EVIL

this book is seriously depraved, leave it to the French nobility to make us all feel like sweet summer children

Letter 81 by Merteuil is a masterpiece. QUEEN!

soo funny to read Cécile find a thousand justifications for doing exactly what she wants to do. minx!

WHAT!

My god, the story of the old lady in Venice and the palazzo! I never knew it came from this book!

I'm having a grand time with this, Nancy Mitford is amazing

"No Papa, I don't think Lord Milburne is an anarchist. Why?" you probably don't think so because it's a hugely anachronistic thing to say in 1818

This book would make more sense if all the characters were teenagers. They sure act like it

This is written like fanfic. I'm not pleased so far.

My god, won't somebody PLEASE punch Vincent in the face???

Oh man. Hugo is such a treasure

this book is so good!!