Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings McRobbie Linda RodriguezPaperback
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings McRobbie Linda RodriguezPaperback This new paperback edition offers true tales of these take-charge princesses plus…
Specifikacia Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings McRobbie Linda RodriguezPaperback
Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History Without the Fairy-Tale Endings McRobbie Linda RodriguezPaperback
This new paperback edition offers true tales of these take-charge princesses plus dozens more in a fascinating read that's perfect for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.You think you know her story. But real princesses didn't always get happy endings. You've read the Brothers Grimm, you've watched the Disney cartoons, and you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after.
Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Sure, plenty were graceful and benevolent leaders, but just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their majestic closets. Empress Elisabeth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal.
Princess Olga of Kiev slaughtered her way to sainthood. And Princess Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield with her toddler strapped to her back.