Bibliograph

How fat was Henry VIII?, and other questions on royal history, Raymond Lamont-Brown

Type

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How fat was Henry VIII?, and other questions on royal history, Raymond Lamont-Brown

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How fat was Henry VIII?

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Raymond Lamont-Brown

Sub title

and other questions on royal history

Summary

Ever wondered how fat Henry VIII really was? Or what made Mary I 'Bloody'? Over many hundreds of years royalty has had its fair share of accidents, rumours, scandals, misrepresentations and misconceptions. For instance, was George III's 'madness' caused by porphyria, or was it due to arsenic poisoning? Or what really happened between Queen Victoria and her Highland servant John Brown? In today's world, where newspapers clamour to report new revelations about the Royal Family, this informative and quirky book gives the inquisitive reader an in-depth look at the secrets of our past royals. For anyone interested in royal matters, or curious about what went on behind the palace walls, Raymond Lamont-Brown helps answer all those intriguing, confusing, mysterious and entertaining questions we might have about our monarchs

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

How fat was Henry the Eighth

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