Marsha Woerner reviewed The royal art of poison by Eleanor Herman
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4 stars
Well, if you read many of my previous reviews, you'll know that and not much of a history person, but this book has two advantages over normal (and they're somewhat related:
I find the title fascinating and intriguing.
It has a handle that grabs me, namely poison amongst the wealthy and royals.
I am so glad that I did not live in those days (although my lack of beauty and royal blood certainly does provide me some protection… But seriously, if one wasn't being actively poisoned for profit or revenge, one's Dr. "cured" by killing – after all, one can't suffer anymore, if one's dead – or in a misplaced effort to provide beauty or power to oneself or a loved one, the recipient is treated with poison!
My husband heard part of the book, and his immediate thought was that the author is like Mary Roach who has written …
Well, if you read many of my previous reviews, you'll know that and not much of a history person, but this book has two advantages over normal (and they're somewhat related:
I find the title fascinating and intriguing.
It has a handle that grabs me, namely poison amongst the wealthy and royals.
I am so glad that I did not live in those days (although my lack of beauty and royal blood certainly does provide me some protection… But seriously, if one wasn't being actively poisoned for profit or revenge, one's Dr. "cured" by killing – after all, one can't suffer anymore, if one's dead – or in a misplaced effort to provide beauty or power to oneself or a loved one, the recipient is treated with poison!
My husband heard part of the book, and his immediate thought was that the author is like Mary Roach who has written several books about, perhaps inconvenient, health, and society overall. I agree, and and look forward to reading about sex with presidents and sex with kings (by the same author: both on my wish list, but not yet in my library… That's okay, I seriously have years worth of books in my library…)
