Michael Farquhar

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1) Secret lives of the tsars: three centuries of autocracy, debauchery, betrayal, murder, and madness from Romanov Russia

Author

Farquhar, Michael

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

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A chronicle of the passions, intrigues, and scandals of the Romanov dynasty includes accounts of such topics as Peter the Great's torture of his own son and Catherine the Great's many young lovers.

2) Behind the palace doors: five centuries of sex, adventure, vice, treachery, and folly from royal Britain

Author

Farquhar, Michael

Pub. Date

[2011]

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book on CD

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Beleaguered by scandal, betrayed by faithless spouses, bedeviled by ambitious children, the kings and queens of Great Britain have been many things, but they have never been dull. Some sacrificed everything for love, while others met a cruel fate at the edge of an axman's blade.Behind the Palace Doors features stories covering every monarch, from randy Henry VIII to reserved Elizabeth II; debunks historical myths; serves up surprising anecdotes; and...

3) Bad days in history: a gleefully grim chronicle of misfortune, mayhem, and misery for every day of the year

Author

Farquhar, Michael

Publisher

National Geographic

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

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"Farquhar's ... entries draw from the full sweep of history to take readers through a complete year of misery, including tales of lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919)"--