Anachronism or relevant institutional figure ...
The monarchy is an institution that has managed to perpetuate itself to the present day, where its reference is valued and repudiated with almost the same intensity from the most varied social spectra. There are some who consider it anachronistic, an affront to any intention of modernity or equality. But there are also those who contemplate it with admiration, as it teaches the country, assuming its "lavish vivendi" and its diplomatic performance for the greater greatness of the country.
Be that as it may, the truth is that living in that privileged limbo more and more requires an exemplary nature that does not end up awakening marked aversions that can promote its destabilization. Kings without fanfare (at least facing the gallery), who are in charge of launching formal messages, written by the cabinets on duty, extolling the human from the top of the social pyramid.
But, beyond the institutional, the people always want to go further, to know the interstices of an institution and some characters that are at least committed today. Jose Maria Zavala offers that glimpse inward. Fresh information on details of the most emblematic monarchies in Europe, particular details beyond the official role.
And the truth is that there is much to know, from the most distant yesterday to the burning today ...
Synopsis: Why is Juan Carlos I considered the "king of luxury"? Why was Cristina from Sweden so whimsical and extravagant? Did Catherine de 'Medici try to assassinate Diana de Poitiers, lover of her husband Henry II of France, out of jealousy? How did the Italian princess Mafalda of Savoy, a prisoner of the Gestapo, actually die? What did the French Queen Elizabeth of Bavaria hate most? Was Louis Philippe of Orleans the son of a jailer? Did Empress Maria Luisa of Austria die poisoned? Where is King Louis XI of France buried?
After the great success of The curse of the Bourbons y Bastards and Bourbons, José María Zavala returns to fit with ease and rigor the most dispersed and unknown pieces of the dynastic puzzle. All dynasties hide dark secrets: disloyalty, infidelities, bastards, murders, palace conspiracies ... Royal passions. From the Savoy to the Bourbons, the most unknown and scandalous intrigues in History is a fascinating journey through the unknown past of the royal families that have marked the history of Europe.
You can buy the book Royal Passions, the new book by José María Zavala, here: