Scandalous but True History
Explore shocking true stories from history with these scandalous books. Uncover hidden secrets, controversies, and untold tales that shaped the past.
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A Treasury of Royal Scandals
by Michael Farquhar
From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), …
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Sex with the Queen
by Eleanor Herman
In royal courts bristling with testosterone—swashbuckling generals, polished courtiers, and virile cardinals—how did repressed regal ladies find happiness? Anne Boleyn flirted with courtiers; Catherine Howard …
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The Princes in the Tower
by Alison Weir
Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain …
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Mary, Queen of Scots, and the Murder of Lord Darnley
by Alison Weir
Handsome, accomplished, and charming, Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, staked his claim to the English throne by marrying Mary Stuart, who herself claimed to be the …
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Geisha
by Mineko Iwasaki
A Kyoto geisha describes her initiation into an okiya at the age of four, the intricate training that made up most of her education, her …
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Murder of a Medici Princess
by Caroline Murphy
Murphy illuminates the brilliant life and tragic death of Isabella de Medici, one of the brightest stars in the dazzling world of Renaissance Italy. The …
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An Unchaste Life
by Anne Cato
Catherine Howard . . . sensual, passionate, vibrant. Thrust by her ambitious relatives into the glittering orbit of King Henry VIII, she was bound to …
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