All About History Royal Scandals - 1st Edition 2022

134 Pages·2022·216 MB·English

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ROYAL
SCA NDALS
THE SORDID STORIES THAT SHAMED MONARCHIES
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FIRST EDITIO SALACIOUS AFFAIRS BLOODY COUPS SHOCKING ALLEGATIONS

ROYAL
SCANDALS
Secrets, betrayal, and bloodshed have run through the veins of dynasties
from antiquity to the present day. Not only have these scandals plagued
royal families and jeopardised their monarchies, but they have even
brought some of them to their knees. In this brand new book, we reveal
the most notorious royal scandals of all time, including the deception that
ensnared an innocent Marie Antoinette, the illicit affair between dancer
Lola Montez and King Ludwig I that led to the latter’s downfall, King
Erik XIV’s murderous rampage and the demise of King Ludwig II, the
eccentric ruler who died in mysterious circumstances.

ROYAL
SCANDALS
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Contents
ALLEGATIONS
40 Scandals in the Ancient
World

The schemes, murders and affairs that caused
shockwaves in antiquity
46 The Diamond Necklace
Affair

Learn about the elaborate scam that ruined the
reputation of Marie Antoinette
50 T he Family Shame

AFFAIRS 26 Queen Anne’s Real Edward VIII ascended the throne to great
fanfare but felt compelled to give it up within
Favourite a year, dying a friendless exile with a ruined
10 A Royal State of Affairs reputation
The true story behind the rise and fall of Sarah
Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough 56 The Allegations Against
Discover the illicit relationships and illegal acts
that threatened monarchies
30 T he Queen of Hearts Andrew

16 The Forbidden Queen Inside the scandal that has embroiled the Duke
The disastrous marriage between Caroline of
of York
Brunswick and King George IV scandalised
The beginning and end of the love affair that
Georgian Britain
rocked the very foundations of England itself 60 The Rise and Fall of Juan
22 Louis XIV’s Love Life 34 The Dancer Who Toppled Carlos

a King The financial scandals that sent the popular
The Sun King had an insatiable
king of Spain into ignominious exile
appetite for women Uncover the incredible life of Lola Montez,
whose lies caused chaos wherever she went
64 The Sussexes Speak Out

All you need to know about the Duke and
Duchess’ explosive interview with Oprah
Winfrey
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MURDER SECRETS
68 Isabella 96 M urder in the Tower

Did the French queen really usurp her husband, Who happened to the Princes in the Tower?
King Edward II, to claim England as her own?
102 V ictoria’s Secrets and
74 Who Killed Henry
Scandals
Darnley?
The stories behind the controversies that
The unsolved murder of Mary, Queen of Scots’ affected the queen’s reign
husband
108 T he Mysterious Death of
78 The Sture Murders
Ludwig II

In 1567, King Erik XIV went on a rampage, but
Accident, murder or suicide - what really
what was the story behind this tale of madness
happened to the mad king of Bavaria?
and murder?
82 The Scandal That Ended 116 The Secret Prince

Prince John disappeared from history after
a Dynasty
his early death, but in life he was a treasured

member of the House of Windsor
In the late 1880s, Vienna was rocked by a
murder-suicide at the very top of the royal
family, but were things quite as they seemed? 122 Murderous Mistress
46
88 Murder in the House of While Edward VIII was known for his many
affairs, he didn’t expect one of his lovers to
Romanov become a murderer

Shot and stabbed by drunken revolutionaries,
the murder of the Russian royal family
reverberates today
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10 A Royal State of Affairs
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Discover the illicit relationships and illegal acts that
threatened monarchies
16 The Forbidden Queen

The beginning and end of the love affair that rocked the
very foundations of England itself
22 Louis XIV’s Love Life

The Sun King had an insatiable appetite for women
26 Queen Anne’s Real Favourite

The true story behind the rise and fall of Sarah Churchill,
Duchess of Marlborough
30 The Queen of Hearts

The disastrous marriage between Caroline of Brunswick and
King George IV scandalised Georgian Britain
34 Dancer who toppled a King

Uncover the incredible life of Lola Montez, whose lies caused
chaos wherever she went
“Anne knew what
became of the
mistresses of kings; she
had witnessed her own
sister tossed aside”
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A ROYAL
STATE OF
AFFAIRS
Illicit relationships, illegitimate children and illegal acts:
here are ten royal scandals that threatened the throne
Written by Alice Barnes-Brown
W
here royalty goes, scandal,
duplicity and drama usually
follow. Ultimate power,
combined with wealth and
inevitable human frailty,
create the prime conditions for affairs of the heart
as well as the state. Kings, queens, princes and
princesses often find themselves at the mercy of
their own longings – perhaps caught up in a tragic
tryst, or even manipulated by their clever objets
de desir to act as a puppet monarch for ambitious
courtiers. Love, lust and lies are often the making
of downfall – whether an ancient pharaoh or a
20th-century absolute monarch, no one is immune
from scandal.
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