Royal Murders: Hatred, Revenge and the Seizing of Power

By Dulcie M. Ashdown and Ashdown

Book Overview

This book covers more than 1000 years of European history, looking at the motives, means and consequences of the murders of, and sometimes murders by, members of Europe's reigning families. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 075092053X
• ISBN13: 9780750920537
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Stunning and most informative

Ms. Ashdown provided an interesting exposition of royal murders throughout the centuries and what was particularly pleasing about this book was the fact that she did not limit herself to British royalty but rather extended her analysis to Russian, Hungarian, French and Spanish monarchy. She was truly original in her analysis, establishing various lines of review - killings by poison, magic, for political purposes,self-aggrandizement etc. She also showed how the reasons for royal murders have changed over the centuries, reflecting in part the declining importance of royalty throughout the world. After completing this book, I was much more informed about this particular topic and I heartily recommend this to all. Ms. Ashdown's style is exciting, holding the reader's interest throughout.