Цареубийства. Гибель земных богов

The craft of the monarch since biblical times has always been associated with the danger of violent death, and not only on the battlefield. Death threatened the crowned bearers from all sides: from rebels, rival relatives, most often the closest, later from religious fanatics, victorious revolutions, terrorists... The rivalry for supreme power, which existed both in the distant and recent past, has not lost its relevance and now. The authors of the essays in the book tried to recreate the psychological portraits of those who raised their hands against the monarchs and their victims. These true stories, sometimes hiding many more secrets, are not only interesting, but also instructive.