It Ended Badly : Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History (Hardcover)

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Very funny but also sometimes disturbing because some of these people did amusing things when they suffered a bad breakup and some of them were married to Henry VIII and he straight-up murdered them so he could legally marry-bone someone else. Don't marry a sexy king, I guess.

from IsThisBookForMe

4 Stars I was lucky enough to receive this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my fair and honest review. Being a fan of history, I was immediately interested in this book. How do you pick just thirteen from mankind's rich history of ugly and sometimes bloody romantic breakups? Not only that, but ...

from Beamis12

The author made this such a fun and interesting way to learn a bit of history. Her sarcastic comments and amusing anecdotes made this a pure joy to read. She reminds me of my sophomore history teacher whose way of teaching made me fall forever in love with all things historical. Of course many of...

from mstrust

Thirteen chapters, each for a couple who should have never met. Eleanor and Henry II, Henry VIII and both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard, Lord Byron and Caroline Lamb, Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher, these relationships caused anger, hatred and scandal, yet make for funny, fascinating readin...

from dhelmen

The perfect light reading for a historian/literature enthusiast. I brought this with me to read on vacation and it fit perfectly with the relaxed atmosphere. I enjoyed the chatty, speaking to the reader voice of Wright and the pop-culture references, while very specific to a specific era and type...