You’ve read the Brothers Grimm, you’ve watched the Disney
cartoons, and you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever
after. But real princesses
didn’t always get happy endings. 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
royal closets. Princess Stephanie von
Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress
Elisabeth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev slaughtered her way to
sainthood while Princess Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into
combat with her toddler son strapped to her back. Princesses Behaving Badly offers true tales of all these
princesses and dozens more, in a fascinating read that’s perfect for history
buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.
2/5 stars (it was OK)
I was given this book by Quirk books for a review. I was really looking forward to this book
but was a little disappointed. Although
interesting, I felt like there was just too many stories in this book. It was basically fact after fact in each
page. I would have rather had the
author focus on the lives of a handful of women and write more about them. I really liked the cover and artwork for
each story. I also like how there were
sections such as Warriors, Schemers, Floozies (just to name a few) that really
made it interesting. Overall the book
was okay.
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