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The Grimaldis of Monaco: Centuries of Scandal, Years of Grace
Anne Edwards
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Paperback. The Grimaldis of Monaco tells the remarkable history of the world's oldest reigning dynasty. Against all odds, they have proved themselves masterful survivors, still in possession of their lands and titles despite the upheavals of the French Revolution and the First and Second World Wars. Num Pages: 392 pages, 49 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; BGR; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The Grimaldis of Monaco tells in full the remarkable history of the world's oldest reigning dynasty. For nearly eight hundred years, from the elegant Genoese Rainier I to the current Prince Albert II, the Grimaldis- an ambitious, hot-blooded, unscrupulous race, swift to revenge and furious in battle -have ruled Monaco. Against all odds, they have proved themselves masterful survivors, still in possession of their lands and titles despite the upheavals of the French Revolution and the First and Second World Wars, when royal heads rolled and most small countries met their demise. With insufficient weaponry and military ... Read more
The Grimaldis of Monaco tells in full the remarkable history of the world's oldest reigning dynasty. For nearly eight hundred years, from the elegant Genoese Rainier I to the current Prince Albert II, the Grimaldis- an ambitious, hot-blooded, unscrupulous race, swift to revenge and furious in battle -have ruled Monaco. Against all odds, they have proved themselves masterful survivors, still in possession of their lands and titles despite the upheavals of the French Revolution and the First and Second World Wars, when royal heads rolled and most small countries met their demise. With insufficient weaponry and military ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781493029211
SKU
V9781493029211
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About Anne Edwards
Anne Edwards is the New York Times bestselling author of Vivien Leigh: A Biography and Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor as several other biographies, novels, and children's books. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.
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