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Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings
by Linda Rodríguez McRobbie
Having recently read [b:Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World|35888416|Bygone Badass Broads 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World|Mackenzi Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508951259s/35888416.jpg|57405017] as well as [b:Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History|28502749|Rad Women Worldwide Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History|Kate Schatz|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1460671020s/28502749.jpg|48656093], this book trumped both of these books in terms of depth of research, lack of bias, and the tendency not to include speculation or material that cannot be substantiated by primary sources.
There was a small overlap in 2-3 woman highlighted in [b:Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World|35888416|Bygone Badass Broads 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World|Mackenzi Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508951259s/35888416.jpg|57405017], but other than that, the women were those who have tended to be forgotten by history or not well-known, particularly outside their country of origin.
I disagree with some other reviewers that this wasn't a "serious" history book. While this book certainly wasn't written in the tone of a scholarly article and was told more in the form of a Hollywood tell-all, that doesn't make the stories of the women any less interesting. Many of these women's lives were multifaceted, even salacious at times. Their motives and alliances were sometimes questionable. None of these women could simply be summed up by "good" or "bad" and none of them should be judged based on their worst decision. And isn't that what we want from others judging us as well?
This book is the perfect book for those who say history is boring. I dare anyone to read about these women and not be entertained or find someone they could empathize with.
There was a small overlap in 2-3 woman highlighted in [b:Bygone Badass Broads: 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World|35888416|Bygone Badass Broads 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World|Mackenzi Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1508951259s/35888416.jpg|57405017], but other than that, the women were those who have tended to be forgotten by history or not well-known, particularly outside their country of origin.
I disagree with some other reviewers that this wasn't a "serious" history book. While this book certainly wasn't written in the tone of a scholarly article and was told more in the form of a Hollywood tell-all, that doesn't make the stories of the women any less interesting. Many of these women's lives were multifaceted, even salacious at times. Their motives and alliances were sometimes questionable. None of these women could simply be summed up by "good" or "bad" and none of them should be judged based on their worst decision. And isn't that what we want from others judging us as well?
This book is the perfect book for those who say history is boring. I dare anyone to read about these women and not be entertained or find someone they could empathize with.