Publication

2008 - History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Language

English

Word Count

78,000 words, Guess

Page Count

312 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more

Classifications

  • LCCDA28.1 L28 2008
  • LCCDA28.1
  • LCCDA28.1 .L36 2008

Alternate Titles

  • How fat was Henry the Eighth

Description

Most of us know that Queen Victoria ruled over a great Empire, that King John signed the Magna Carta, and that Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings. But this book, for inquisitive visitors to the royal palaces and monarchy buffs everywhere, takes us to the heart of the matter, and tells us what we really want to know about life behind the palace walls: Which monarch had the most eccentricities? Which king invented the handkerchief? Which queen pretended to be invisible? Which king was afraid of witches? Did King Canute harness the waves? Why did Charles II hide in an oak tree? Which king pawned his crown? Did monarchs use contraception? Who was Britain's first royal motorist? Did Mary Queen of Scots murder her husband?

Subjects

Topics

QueensMonarchyAnecdotesMiscellaneaKings and rulersGreat britain, kings and rulersQueens -- Great Britain -- Anecdotes

Places

Genres

  • Miscellanea
  • Anecdotes

Other Editions

  • How fat was Henry VIII?: and 101 other questions on royal historyHistory Press2008-01-01

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