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I’m starting to wonder if I have an anger problem…

Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Extraordinary Exploits of the British and European Aristocracy by Karl Shaw

March 30, 2021 by TheShitWizard 3 Comments

Mad Bad and Dangerous to Know is a tongue in cheek tour through the terrible deeds of our so-called superiors that will still make you want to kick the door in of every last aristocrat in the land to give them a proper shoeing. Shaw takes us through some of the eccentrics, the gamblers, the rakes, the soldiers, the imbeciles and the many, many rapists and murderers that have made up our ‘betters’ – Byron, whom the title refers to, is by far and way […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, aristocracy, Karl Shaw, non fiction, politics

TheShitWizard's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, aristocracy, Karl Shaw, non fiction, politics ·
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