Opis: Mortal Monarchs - Suzie Edge

How the monarchs of England and Scotland met their deaths has been a wonderful mixture of violence, infections, overindulgence and occasional regicide. In Mortal Monarchs, medical historian Dr Suzie Edge examines 1,000 years of royal deaths to uncover the plots, accusations, rivalries, and ever-present threat of poison that the kings and queens of old faced. From the "bloody" fascinating story behind Oliver Cromwell's demise and the subsequent treatment of his corpse and whether the arrow William II caught in the chest was an accident or murder, to Henry IV's remarkable skin condition and the red-hot poker up Edward II's rear end, Mortal Monarchs captivates, grosses-out and informs.

In school many of us learned the dates they died and who followed them, but sadly never heard the varied - and oft-gruesome - way our monarchs met their maker. Featuring original medical research, this history forms a rich record not just of how these people died, but how we thought about and treated the human body, in life and in death.

Szczegóły: Mortal Monarchs - Suzie Edge

Tytuł: Mortal Monarchs
Autor: Suzie Edge
Wydawnictwo: Wildfire
ISBN: 9781472294234
Języki: angielski
Rok wydania: 2023
Ilość stron: 320
Format: 13.0x20.0cm
Oprawa: Miękka
Waga: 0.236 kg

Recenzje: Mortal Monarchs - Suzie Edge