5,000 YEARS OF ROYALTY: KINGS, QUEENS, PRINCES, EMPERORS AND TSARS
Book ID/图书代码： 01899011B49542
English Summary/英文概要： Conflict. Glory. Romance. Tragedy. Bloodshed. No matter the era, the lives of the men and women who have wielded power and controlled destinies make for fascinating reading.
5,000 Years of Royalty compiles the rich pageant of history into a lushly illustrated, accessible guide that will delight both the amateur historian and inveterate royal watcher alike. Profiles include:
The Assyrian warrior king Ashurbanipal, who hitched the kings of four nations to his chariot for a victory parade;
Montezuma, who was stoned to death by his Aztec subjects upon his capture by the Spanish;
Ivan the Terrible of Russia, who, upon the suspicious death of this wife, executed bot only those he thought were guilty, but also their families, so that no one would remain alive to pray for their souls;
Mary I, Queen of Scots, who had no luck with men—her closest advisor was dragged from her room and stabbed to death and her husband’s house was blown up while he was lying sick in bed;
King Leopold II of Belgium, who’s private colony in the Congo caused the death of more than 2 million Africans working for him.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书图文并茂，是一部世界著名君主的速写集锦。书中的故事真实生动，内容涉及治国安邦、权力角逐、政变内讧、战争讨伐、攻 城略地、血腥屠杀等。那些充满传奇色彩的爱情故事、一时无两的荣耀冠冕、造化弄人的个人悲剧也在其中，林林总总，无不令人讶异或叹息。中国人熟悉的秦始皇、汉武帝、唐太宗、松赞干布、元太祖、成吉思汗、慈禧、溥仪等人物也在书中有所介绍。早至大约公元前2700 年两河流域的国王吉尔伽美什，晚至今天依然在位的英国女王伊丽莎白二世，全书总共介绍了240 多位具有代表性的国王、王后、亲王、王子、王妃等，它将带你跨越五千年时光，身临其境地去理解历史的安排，同时欣赏中外肖像艺术的美妙。本书文字浅显，通俗易懂...（豆瓣）
Awards/获奖情况：Extremely well written and the author stands out with the other well known authors of the era. Excellent read and makes one grateful for not having to deal with someone like Henry!!
About the Author/作者介绍： Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of Black Dog & Leventhal’s Urban Legend series, which includes Urban Legends, Baby on the Car Roof, and Alligators in the Sewers, as well as more than twenty books, including most recently Stealing Lincoln’s Body and Saints Behaving Badly. He has written articles on history, religion, politics, and popular culture for The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, U.S. News & World Report, and Emmy magazine. Tom has appeared as a guest on CNN, the BBC, C-SPAN, FOX, The Discovery Channel, and more than 200 radio programs. He lives in Bethel, Connecticut.
Thomas J. Craughwell 著有Black Dog & Leventhal’s Urban Legend 系列，包括《都市传奇》、《车顶上的婴儿》、《下水道里的鳄鱼》等二十多部作品。他经常为《华尔街日报》、《美国观察者》、《美国新闻呵世界报道》及《艾美》杂志撰写文章。汤姆还是CNN, the BBC, C-SPAN, FOX, 探索频道以及其他200余档广播节目的座上客。居住在美国康奈迪克州的波特里。
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