Royal Pains

A Rogues' Gallery of Brats, Brutes, and Bad Seeds

By: Leslie Carroll

Narrated by: Leslie Carroll

The author of Notorious Royal Marriages presents some of history’s boldest, baddest, and bawdiest royals.

The bad seeds on the family trees of the most powerful royal houses of Europe often became the most rotten of apples: über-violent autocrats Vlad the Impaler and Ivan the Terrible literally reigned in blood. Lettice Knollys strove to mimic the appearance of her cousin Elizabeth I and even stole her man. And Pauline Bonaparte scandalized her brother Napoleon by having a golden goblet fashioned in the shape of her breast.

Chock-full of shocking scenes, titillating tales, and wildly wicked nobles, Royal Pains is a rollicking compendium of the most infamous, capricious, and insatiable bluebloods of Europe

©2011 Leslie Carroll (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing

Learning Something New!

Royals were MONSTERS! Some really REALLY SCARY! Great collection. EXCELLENT narration. I’m reading all of these books!

Accents in Vlad the Impaler chapter.

Why did she use a Bela Legosi accent in the exposition parts of this chapter? Beyond irritating.

Great!

I thoroughly enjoyed the stories in this book, and I l look forward to listening to her other books!