A review by livloveslibros
A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors, by Michael Farquhar
3.0
Solid 3 stars.
I've been reading this for a few months now when I need a break from other things. Another reviewer summed this up as "potty read," and I found that so apt that I'm going to steal it to use here. Some of the tales here are ones I'm familiar with, but Michael Farquhar has a nice funny style, so as a whole this was pretty entertaining. I think I'm most impressed with the bad behavior of the popes described in one section of this--I certainly never had a whiff of any of these stories in my religious education classes!
I've been reading this for a few months now when I need a break from other things. Another reviewer summed this up as "potty read," and I found that so apt that I'm going to steal it to use here. Some of the tales here are ones I'm familiar with, but Michael Farquhar has a nice funny style, so as a whole this was pretty entertaining. I think I'm most impressed with the bad behavior of the popes described in one section of this--I certainly never had a whiff of any of these stories in my religious education classes!