The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled

About this book

Ever wonder what Nero did before he began fiddling about in Rome or wanted the bare facts about Lady Godiva? Maybe youve found the story of Lucrezia Borgia a bitter pill to swallow or wanted the straight skinny on corpulent King Henry the Eighth but you havent the stomach for stuffy history books. Now these and twenty-two more of historys most famous personages are brought brilliantly to life in this collection of unfailingly accurate yet undeniably hilarious biographies. Youll laugh while you learn about the very real people behind the legendary names including why Montezuma was so vengeful and why Catherine was so Great. Youll even finally lay to rest the rumor that Charlemagne was called "Chuck" by his friends.