{"product_id":"9780451229014","title":"Notorious Royal Marriages: A Juicy Journey Through Nine Centuries of Dynasty, Destiny,and Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e “An irresistible combination of \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and the History Channel.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of the royal weddings and marriages of Europe’s most famous—and infamous—monarchs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince time immemorial, royal marriages have had little to do with love—and almost everything to do with diplomacy and dynasty. Clashing personalities have joined in unholy matrimony to form such infamous couples as Russia’s Peter II and Catherine the Great, and France's Henri II and Catherine de Medici—all with the purpose of begetting a male heir. But with tensions high and silverware flying, kings like England’s Henry II have fled to the beds of their nubile mistresses, while queens such as Eleanor of Aquitaine have plotted their revenge...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of the juicy gossip and bad behavior that characterized \u003ci\u003eRoyal Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e, this book chronicles the love-hate marriages of the crowned heads of Europe—from the Angevins to Charles and Di—and ponders how dynasties ever survived at all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016839872752,"sku":"9780451229014","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780451229014_p0.jpg?v=1763703877","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780451229014","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}