{"product_id":"notorious-royal-marriages-a-juicy-journey-through-nine-centuries-of-dynasty-destiny-and-desire-9780451229014","title":"Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny, and Desire","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry \u003c\/i\u003ecomes \u003cb\u003ea funny and delightful history of the royal weddings and marriages of Europe's most famous--and infamous--monarchs.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An irresistible combination of \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the History Channel.\"--\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since time immemorial, royal marriages have had little to do with love--and almost everything to do with diplomacy and dynasty. Clashing personalities have joined in unholy matrimony to form such infamous couples as Russia's Peter II and Catherine the Great, and France's Henri II and Catherine de Medici--all with the purpose of begetting a male heir. But with tensions high and silverware flying, kings like England's Henry II have fled to the beds of their nubile mistresses, while queens such as Eleanor of Aquitaine have plotted their revenge... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Full of the juicy gossip and bad behavior that characterized \u003ci\u003eRoyal Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, this book chronicles the love-hate marriages of the crowned heads of Europe--from the Angevins to Charles and Di--and ponders how dynasties ever survived at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451229014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.98h x 5.22w x 1.14d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/25\/2009\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Leslie Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537400819893,"sku":"9780451229014","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_553f9a60-4bbf-4b61-82b8-9a049088514c.jpg?v=1779169384","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/notorious-royal-marriages-a-juicy-journey-through-nine-centuries-of-dynasty-destiny-and-desire-9780451229014","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}