The lives of princes and princesses are often far from our idea of "sugar-coated" happy girls and carefree boys... Only in fairy tales is everything beautiful, fair, and weddings based on love. In reality, high birth is by no means a guarantee of a happy life, and the children of even the poorest peasant are sometimes more loved than royal offspring, as they live with their mothers every day and are not restricted by endless conventions... The stories of heirs to the throne, from imperial offspring to the children of tribal leaders, are sometimes joyless. Children were sold, and sometimes even sacrificed. They served as pawns in political games, as hostages, and as bargaining chips in arranging dynastic marriages. For example, a very young girl could be given in marriage to a mature man, and the woman’s opinion was not even considered when concluding the marriage...
From this book, you will learn what life is really like for heirs to the throne, what princes and princesses played with, what they ate, and what illnesses they suffered from. How and by whom they were raised, and whether the fairy tale about children from royal families is always long, beautiful, and kind.
Author: Irina Mudrova
Pages: 255 (typographic). Hardcover
Dimensions: 190x125x23 mm
