Notorious royal marriages A juicy journey through nine centuries of dynasty, destiny, and desire

Leslie Carroll, 1959-

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Published
New York, N.Y. : New American Library c2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Leslie Carroll, 1959- (-)
Physical Description
xvi, 507 p. ; 21 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780451229014
  • Louis VII and Eleanor of Aquitaine, married 1137-1152
  • Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, married 1152-1189
  • Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, married 1464-14832
  • Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castille and Leon,: married 14697-1504
  • Joanna of Castille ("Joanna the mad" or "Juana la loca") and Philip the Handsome, Duke of Burgundy/Philip I of Castile, married 1496-1506
  • Arthur, Prince of Wales and Katherine of Aragon, married 1501-1502
  • Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, married 1509-1533
  • Mary Rose Tudor and Louis XII of France, married 1514-1515, and Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, married 1515-1533
  • Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, married 1533-1536
  • Henri II and Catherine de Medici, married 1533-1559
  • Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, married 1536-1537
  • Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves, married 1540
  • Henry VIII and Kathryn Howard, married 1540-1542
  • Henry VIII and Catherine Parr, married 1543-1547
  • Mary, Queen of Scots and François, Dauphin of France, later Francois II married 1558-1560, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, married 1565-1567, and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, married 1567-1578
  • George I and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, married 1682-1694
  • Emperor Peter III and Sophie Friederike Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst, a.k.a. Catherine II [Catherine the Great], married 1745-1762
  • Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, married 1770-1793
  • George IV and Maria Fitzherbert, married 17857-1830
  • George IV and Caroline of Brunswick, married 1795-1821
  • Napoleon Bonaparte and Josephine de Beauharnais, married 1796-1810
  • Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Louise of Austria, married 1810-1821
  • Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha: married 1840-1861
  • Franz Joseph I and Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Duchess in Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria, married 18547-1898
  • Tsar Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna, married 1894-1918
  • Edward VIII and Wallis Warfield Simpson, married 1937-1972
  • Rainier III, Prince of Monaco and Grace Kelly, married 1956-1982
  • Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer, married 1981-1996, and Camilla Parker Bowles, married 2005-.
Review by Library Journal Review

This book begins in the 12th century with Eleanor of Aquitaine's first marriage (to King Louis VII of France) and ends with a chapter on Prince Charles, Princess Diana, and Camilla Parker-Bowles. Carroll (Royal Affairs), who writes fiction as Amanda Elyot, dedicates between 11 and 15 pages to each royal couple. While she puts events and personalities into historical context, she does so using an extremely facetious tone. Modern anachronisms are many, as when she compares England's elderly and less-than-fit King Edward IV-of the 15th century-to Star Wars' Jabba the Hut. Martha Stewart also makes an appearance via a throwaway line. Needless to say, there are six chapters on Henry VIII. Hanoverian, Russian, French, and English partnerships dominate the list of profiled couples. Carroll writes with compassion about the too-little, too-late maturation of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Verdict Altogether Carroll presents an interesting and entertaining view of some of history's most famous royal couples. Fun if sometimes snarky, the book may attract history buffs as well as those who enjoy amusing historical anecdotes because Carroll makes use of solid secondary sources.-B. Allison Gray, Santa Barbara P.L. Syst., CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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