Behind the Palace Doors: Five Centuries of Sex, Adventure, Vice, Treachery, and Folly from Royal Britain Audiobook

" For those who are history buffs, not much new information . "

" Good grief! Beheadings, adultery, banishments, parents hating children, children hating parents, siblings vs. siblings - the ultimate dysfunctional family! This book offers titillating stories about the English monarchs from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II. Some were more interesting than others, and original letters were quoted when available. By the 20th century, the Royal Family (except for wimpy Edward VIII) were behaving with some sense of decorum. It was a fun book to be reading when all eyes were on London last week! "

" A short look at all of Britain's kings and queens over the past 500 years. "

" Fun, easy read. I didn't remember a lot about many of these Kings and Queens and this was a fun refresher! "

" If you look at the cover, you might think this is some cheesy tabloid trash, but it's actually a solid historical survey of the monarchs from the Tudors forward that doesn't overly dwell on the more prurient features of each person's reign. There's some sex, for sure, but what's most on display is the often mediocre, but thoroughly human behavior of the protagonists in all areas, from the bedroom to Parliament. "

" Just couldn't get into it. "

" A quick run-through of the scandals in reigns in Britain from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II. "

" Very good read! Didn't quite like the way it ended, but alas, is there much you can say about good Queen Bess. :) "

" Not much that I didn't already know. I suppose it you are not familiar with the British monarchy this would be a good overview. Doesn't really go into depth on anyone. "

" Wanted to like it more. A bit hard to get through in places. "

" Easy, entertaining read. Most of the stories weren't new, but some definitely put what I thought I knew in a different perspective. "

" This is history with all the fun parts left in and all the boring parts left out :)! "

" Fun reading in the wake of the royal wedding - filled with intrigue and beheadings and lots of cheating! The first half most people will already know about (henry VIII, Cromwell etc) but the second half was pretty fun. It goes all the way up to Elizabeth II. "

" Too much inbreeding in the "royals." And people think all the weirdness in our lives is a recent phenomena. Nope. It's been around a LONG time, boys and girls. "

" Scintillating and scandalous look inside the "castle doors" of all the mischief from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II (quite the clean living with her!). "

" A fairly light and fairly witty overview of the Royals and their dysfunctional ways from the Tudors to today. The Stuart dynasty was particularly interesting as they are rarely profiled. "

" Boring. There was a lot of potential, but it's basically a recitation of facts and not written in an interesting/grabbing manner. "

" Pretty interesting book about the kings and queens of England -- they were not a moral bunch. "

" Very much enjoyed the scandalous history of the royals. "

" Michael Farquhar has done it again. Sifting through the long history of British rulers, Farquhar weaves quite a tale, full of adultery, torture, and plain idiocy. A fun, informative read. "

" Another winner!! A relatively fast read. Learned something of British history I did not know, but if I did not know these facts, it would not matter. "

" A cute book with lots of gossipy bits and pieces about different royals throughout the ages. A rather quick read for a nice laugh. "

" Fun reading in the wake of the royal wedding - filled with intrigue and beheadings and lots of cheating! The first half most people will already know about (henry VIII, Cromwell etc) but the second half was pretty fun. It goes all the way up to Elizabeth II. "

" Scintillating and scandalous look inside the "castle doors" of all the mischief from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II (quite the clean living with her!). "

" Another winner!! A relatively fast read. Learned something of British history I did not know, but if I did not know these facts, it would not matter. "

" This was a great book about the english monarchs. It was different then traditional history by showcasing scandals, kind of like a people/ok magazine history. I loved it! "

" fun little read. Not nearly as much treachery as I'd hoped for, if I'm being honest. Nearly all of the stories are pretty well known. I was hoping for some new treacheries. "

" I was disappointed by this book. I was expecting some really raunchy, dark secrets about the Royal Family through the years. None of these secrets were new to me and they weren't the dirty ones I was hoping for. "

" Very much enjoyed the scandalous history of the royals. "

" I just love all things monarchy, especially the British one. Perfect read for the Royal Wedding week. "