Secret Lives of the Tsars

From Peter the Great's penchant for personally beheading his recalcitrant subjects (and torturing to death his own son) to Catherine the Great's endless parade of virile young lovers (none of them of the equine variety, incidentally), the Russian Tsars have long held fascination in this country. But instead of slogging through the massive history tomes for the juicy bits, Michael Farquhar has collected the best and most scandalous tales in this incredibly entertaining history sure to shock even history buffs.