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> I had NO idea she was BPD. . .Was she secretly abusive? Christ that sucks. . .

I don't know about abusive, but apparently she had the ragefits, the crying and screaming, and the splitting everyone black or white. And she treated her staff horribly... I guess she was abusive, come to think of it. If you can get your hands on this book, you'll find it very enlightening. It paints a picture of a classic BPD.

> Thanks though, I feel better today, even though its monday, lol.

I'm glad you feel better! 😽

I recommend Antonia Fraser's The Wives of Henry VIII if you're interested in a somewhat sympathetic take on him and the women he fell in love with.

I think it's fair to say that history all over Europe would have been pretty different had Henry FitzRoy reigned long, or Edward IV not died so young - really if anything had kept first Mary and then especially Elizabeth from ascending the throne. Not to mention how differently the spread of Protestantism might have gone had Henry's first wife Catherine of Aragon given birth to a living son... Henry would have still had affairs, but wouldn't have felt the need to break with Rome to get a divorce.

Sure, there are plenty. Unfortunately I can't read Persian so I haven't dealt with it first hand but Nizam al-Mulk was an incredibly powerful and intelligent Seljuk vizier who wrote extensively on politics and war: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siyasatnama

Ibn Khaldun, while perhaps less concerned with warfare directly was deeply concerned with the socio-economics of a state predicated upon war. He was particularly concerned with the cyclical dynastic workings of nomadic conquerers, given how often such tribal groups tended to rule large swathes of the middle east and central Asia. His most famous work is his Muqadimmah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muqaddimah

There are good translations of it in English and it makes for compelling reading today. There's also a good In Our Time podcast on his life and work: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/player/b00qckbw

edit: ah, there is an English translation of Nizam al-Mulk here, now that I think about it I believe I've read extracts of it but don't think I've ever read the whole thing, obviously from amazon it's quite pricy. http://www.amazon.com/The-Book-Government-Rules-Kings/dp/0700712283/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412886243&sr=8-1&keywords=nizam+al+mulk

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This looks like a fun book.

>The chances of that actually happening are slim. The chances of it being reported if it did happen are next to zero.

Former servants make money by publishing tell alls.

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At the age of 3 days Prince George wrote the first installment of his memoirs and published direct to Amazon. They're so rich that it's free for now.

http://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Prince-Alexander-Windsor-ebook/dp/B00EA6QHPC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1375448305&sr=1-1&keywords=george+alexander+louis

Doomed Queens. Who needs any more explanation?

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I have been reading 'From Cradle to Crown: British Nannies and Governesses at the World's Royal Courts' by Charlotte Zeepvat

It follows the lives of British (and Irish) women who worked caring for Royal Children from 17th c. Russia to 19th. c. India.

Child care for privileged families may not seem a particularly engaging subject on the face of it, but many of these women, often from modest backgrounds themselves, travelled alone to far-flung countries where they did not even speak the language, let alone understand local customs and protocol, in a time before aeroplanes or telephones.

I was surprised at the extent to which Royal Children, especially in Europe and Russia, but also in Asia and the Middle East, were expected to learn the English language, whilst French continued to be the language of the European and Russian Courts the 'inner circles' were often using English preferentially amongst themselves. This trend accelerated once Queen Victoria's children began marrying, as she had so many.

It also covers the development of child-care as a recognised profession, particularly at Norland college where many of these women trained.

Many of these women developed life-long relationships with their employers, they often occupied unique positions, being junior in the official hierarchies of servants, but much closer to the families than those senior to them because of their unique access to the children.

The most famous of the stories covered is that of Anna Leonowens who was a governess in 19th c. Siam/Thailand, which is the subject of the musical 'The King and I', but there are several stories included which are equally compelling.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Close-Dynasty-Pridham/dp/1905159390

Is a very good read on the subject.

Everyone should read The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish before they spout consensus garbage opinions like this.

Sure. If you have a kindle it's $2.57 here: http://www.amazon.com/Monarchy-Critique-Britains-Favourite-Fetish-ebook/dp/B0082BA7H0

If not, the paperback version starts at $66.24 here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0701135557

It was released as part of Counterblasts... You can get the entire collection (10 volume pamphlet set) here for $91: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chatto-Counterblasts-Book-Set-w-ALL-10-Books-Christopher-Hitchens-Atheist-/271694484943?pt=US_Nonfiction_Book&hash=item3f4240d5cf

The go to book for Hawaiian History is Shoal of Time but Daws is not an Ethnic Hawaiian. If you want primary source history from an ethnic Hawaiian you could go with Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen. Again, if you are specifically looking for a book of Hawaiian history written by a native Hawaiian you could also try Ruling Chiefs of Hawaii, notable as Kamakau wrote it before the fall of the monarchy.

https://www.amazon.com/huellas-desconocido-aspectos-Maximiliano-Habsburgo/dp/9682327490/ref=sr_1_48?keywords=habsburgo&qid=1549899958&s=gateway&sr=8-48

https://www.amazon.com/Maximiliano-Carlota-Maximilian-Charlotte-Habsburgo/dp/8426107877/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=habsburgo&qid=1549899905&s=gateway&sr=8-4

https://www.amazon.com/Maximiliano-Habsburgo-Emperador-Europeo-Spanish-ebook/dp/B01IMIA6QY/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=habsburgo&qid=1549899905&s=gateway&sr=8-6

https://www.amazon.com/SAGA-LOS-HABSBURGO-JEAN-CARS/dp/B00IFHP136/ref=sr_1_52?keywords=habsburgo&qid=1549899978&s=gateway&sr=8-52

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Read this before you go:

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