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ROYAL BABYLON. Copyright © 1999 by Karl Shaw. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. For information, address:

         

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The original edition of this book was originally published in 1999 by Virgin in the U.K.

First Broadway Books trade paperback edition published 2001.

         

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Shaw, Karl.

Royal Babylon: the alarming history of European royalty / Karl Shaw.

p. cm.

Originally published: London : Virgin Pub., 1999.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Royal houses—Europe. 2. Europe—Kings and rulers—Biography. 3. Monarchy—History. 4. Courts and courtiers. I. Title.

         

D412.7  .S53 2001

940.2´8´0922—dc21

[B]

00-069800

         

eISBN: 978-0-7679-0939-6

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