The Royal Art of Poison: Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicines and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman

The Royal Art of Poison: Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicines and Murder Most Foul

Eleanor Herman

320 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history science true crime challenging informative medium-paced
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The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roiling, vomit-inducing agony of a little something added to their food or wine by an enemy. To avoid poison, they depended on tasters, unicorn horns, and...

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