Notorious Royal Marriages: a juicy journey through nine centuries of dynasty, destiny, & desire by Leslie Carroll 507 pp.
Starting with Eleanor of Aquitaine and her first husband Louis VII through Charles & Camilla, this book gives some of the back story behind many famous and infamous royal pairings. Of course, a large section of the book covers Henry VIII and the six women unfortunate to be his wives but many of the couples I knew nothing about. Most of the partnerships were for purely political reasons and they just had to make the best of it. Some were just awful people. And still others had serious mental deficiencies. Interesting reading that did not improve my opinion of royals and the inbreeding that caused a lot of their problems.
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