The secret lives of queens and kings /
Motta, Veruska,
The secret lives of queens and kings / Queens and kings. text by Veruska Motta ; illustrations by Laura Brenlla ; [translation: Inga Sempel]. - Revised edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
A journey into the kingdoms of history -- Alexander the Great 356 BCE -- Qin Shi Huang 260 BCE -- Cleopatra 70 BCE -- Nero 37 CE -- Himiko 170 CE -- Genghis Khan 1162 CE -- Isabella I 1451 CE -- Montezuma 1466 CE -- Henry VIII 1491 CE -- Akbar the Great 1542 CE -- Njinga Mbandi 1583 CE -- Shah Jahan 1592 CE -- Louis XIV 1638 CE -- Catharine the Great 1729 CE -- Marie Antoinette 1755 CE -- Elisabeth of Bavaria 1837 CE -- Elizabeth II 1926 CE -- Grace of Monaco 1929 CE -- The life I wish for... maybe not.
To be living as a king or queen sounds amazing, doesn't it? This book shows the real ups and downs of Queens and Kings lives, to show that all that glitter isn't gold! The stories of great Queens and Kings from all over the world are here collected, from the main events to their secrets! Nero, Cleopatra, Henry VIII, Elizabeth II, just to name a few, are the protagonists of this volume, enriched with witty and colourful illustrations. A journey through history following the deeds of these intrepid crowned heads of the world.
9788854418752 8854418757
Kings and rulers--Biography.
Queens--Biography.
Biographies.
The secret lives of queens and kings / Queens and kings. text by Veruska Motta ; illustrations by Laura Brenlla ; [translation: Inga Sempel]. - Revised edition. - 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
A journey into the kingdoms of history -- Alexander the Great 356 BCE -- Qin Shi Huang 260 BCE -- Cleopatra 70 BCE -- Nero 37 CE -- Himiko 170 CE -- Genghis Khan 1162 CE -- Isabella I 1451 CE -- Montezuma 1466 CE -- Henry VIII 1491 CE -- Akbar the Great 1542 CE -- Njinga Mbandi 1583 CE -- Shah Jahan 1592 CE -- Louis XIV 1638 CE -- Catharine the Great 1729 CE -- Marie Antoinette 1755 CE -- Elisabeth of Bavaria 1837 CE -- Elizabeth II 1926 CE -- Grace of Monaco 1929 CE -- The life I wish for... maybe not.
To be living as a king or queen sounds amazing, doesn't it? This book shows the real ups and downs of Queens and Kings lives, to show that all that glitter isn't gold! The stories of great Queens and Kings from all over the world are here collected, from the main events to their secrets! Nero, Cleopatra, Henry VIII, Elizabeth II, just to name a few, are the protagonists of this volume, enriched with witty and colourful illustrations. A journey through history following the deeds of these intrepid crowned heads of the world.
9788854418752 8854418757
Kings and rulers--Biography.
Queens--Biography.
Biographies.