The story of monarchy in Europe is a long and extremely bloody one, fraught with appalling violence, scandal and controversy. The position of monarch was once one of absolute power granted by God. Royalty was considered closer to divinity than to the masses. Today this notion is generally frowned upon, and the royal families of Europe spend all their time trying to convey a sense that their members are 'just like us'. Compare the lives of Charles I of Spain, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria and learn about Elizabeth I's role in defending England against the Spanish Armada. Discover the truth about King George III, was he truly mad or was he being poisoned? How did Marie Antoinette, a 14-year-old from Vienna become the Queen of France? This book answers all these questions and many more as it charts the major events in the monarchy of Europe from the very beginnings to the present day.Contents:Charlemagne to Medieval KingdomsRenaissance MonarchsRise of...

The Italian Alps,1944. The Resistance is fighting a bitter battle against German forces on the treacherous mountains of the Valtellina. Eighteen-year-old Sandro Bellini falls in love with the wife of his Commander. No good can come of it. London,1999. Michael Keats is mourning the death of his wife, killed in a hit and run accident in Northern Italy. His discovery that she had been having an affair devastates him and he sets out to find the identity of her lover.That journey leads him to the villages of the Valtellina, where he becomes embroiled in a crime of treachery and revenge. The brutal repercussions of the war are still reverberating, and as Michael uncovers the truth of his wife's affair, he reveals five decades of duplicity and deception.

Psychopaths are superficially charming but ultimately self-centred individuals possessed with the ability to manipulate others into predatory situations. This psychiatric anomaly, when combined with a violent or abusive childhood, mental illness or addictive personality can help to create that most feared and hated of human beings – the serial killer.Evil Psychopaths is not a book for the faint hearted It explores the lives and crimes of the deranged and dangerous who have practised and perfected the art of killing.Contents:Emperor Nero, Charles VI of France, Vlad the Impaler, The Borgias, Elizabeth Bathory, Ivan the Terrible, Peter Stubbe, John Lynch, Jack the Ripper, Thomas Neil Cream, H.H. Holmes, John Reginald Christie, John George Haigh, Dennis Nilsen, Peter Sutcliffe, Patrick Mackay, Baby Face Nelson, Ed Gein, Harvey Glatman, Albert De Salvo, John Wayne Gacy, Gary Heidnik, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Ed Kemper, Richard Speck, Richard Ramirez, Bela Kiss,...