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Great Loves
DK Secret Histories (Related to this series)
- Author
- DK
- Narrator
- Emma Hignett
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publish Date
- 6 January 2022
- Run Time
- 3 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biography: general
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What to expect
A moving account of history's most passionate and enduring love stories.
For centuries, human history has been shaped by politics, power, and war - but what about love?
Mark Antony's love for Cleopatra led to war between Rome and Egypt; Emperor Xuanzang of Tang relinquished the Mandate of Heaven for Yang Guifei; and the English Reformation was borne out of Henry VIII's passion for Anne Boleyn. Over the centuries since, these great loves - and many others - have been celebrated, recorded, and memorialized to stand alongside the annals of war, peace, and politics that have moulded today's world.
Great Loves celebrates history's most famous romances - the joyful, the tragic, and the epic - in one stunning guide, showing that, regardless of age, race, gender, or orientation, love has always been a force to be reckoned with.
This title presents a diverse range of stories from around the world, including many relationships that defied the conventions of their day, and features romantic quotes from personal correspondence, poetry, and fiction.
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Details
- Author
- DK
- Narrator
- Emma Hignett
- Duration
- 3 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 January 2022
- ISBN
- 9780241572504
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Genre
- Biography: general
Synopsis
A moving account of history's most passionate and enduring love stories.For centuries, human history has been shaped by politics, power, and war - but what about love?Mark Antony's love for Cleopatra led to war between Rome and Egypt; Emperor Xuanzang of Tang relinquished the Mandate of Heaven for Yang Guifei; and the English Reformation was borne out of Henry VIII's passion for Anne Boleyn. Over the centuries since, these great loves - and many others - have been celebrated, recorded, and memorialized to stand alongside the annals of war, peace, and politics that have moulded today's world.Great Loves celebrates history's most famous romances - the joyful, the tragic, and the epic - in one stunning guide, showing that, regardless of age, race, gender, or orientation, love has always been a force to be reckoned with.This title presents a diverse range of stories from around the world, including many relationships that defied the conventions of their day, and features romantic quotes from personal correspondence, poetry, and fiction.
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