The Royal Art of Poison

Posted on 02 April 2018 by Eleanor Herman

The story of poison is the story of power For centuries, royal families have feared the gut roiling, vomit inducing agony of a little something added to their food or wine by an enemy To avoid poison, they depended on tasters, unicorn horns, and antidotes tested on condemned prisoners Servants licked the royal family s spoons, tried on their underpants and tested their chamber pots.Ironically, royals terrified of poison were unknowingly poisoning themselves daily with their cosmetics, medications, and filthy living conditions Women wore makeup made with mercury and lead Men rubbed turds on their bald spots Physicians prescribed mercury enemas, arsenic skin cream, drinks of lead filings, and potions of human fat and skull, fresh from the executioner The most gorgeous palaces were little better than filthy latrines Gazing at gorgeous portraits of centuries past, we don t see what lies beneath the royal robes and the stench of unwashed bodies the lice feasting on private parts and worms nesting in the intestines.In The Royal Art of Poison, Eleanor Herman combines her unique access to royal archives with cutting edge forensic discoveries to tell the true story of Europe s glittering palaces one of medical bafflement, poisonous cosmetics, ever present excrement, festering natural illness, and, sometimes, murder. Free Read The Royal Art of Poison [ by ] Eleanor Herman [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The Royal Art of Poison Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman is a 2018 St Martin s Press publication This book is so interesting and is so well researched I can t help but recommend it, especially for history lovers However, mystery and true crime readers might also find this book fascinating, because the author relies on past and current forensics to prove if well publicized accusations of death by poisoning rumors were true or false Ho The Royal Art of Poison Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul by Eleanor Herman is a 2018 St Martin s Press publication This book is so interesting and is so well researched I can t help but recommend it, especially for history lovers However, mystery and true crime readers might also find this book fascinating, because the author relies on past and current forensics to prove if well publicized accusations of death by poisoning rumors were true or...Did you ever wish that you lived in times long gone Did you ever think about how glorious it would have been being a king or queen or someone whose voice was heard down through the ages Imagine dressing in those clothes, being in the regal company with leaders and those who influenced the times Imagine that you are one of them Well, perhaps the glory you have imagined is all an illusion 4 fascinating stars Eleanor Herman has written a truly intriguing book about the times in the past where p Did you ever wish that you lived in times long gone Did you ever think about how glorious it would have been being a king or queen or someone whose voice was h...Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestAny romantically inclined soul who waxes on about how much they d adore going back in time to be a medieval princess or a Victorian lady should read this book It will disabuse your idealistic preconceived notions so quickly, you ll feel as though you ve been poisoned with cyanide because it s the fastest acting poison, you see.I m picky about nonfiction books too light and frivolous, and they can cheapen the material Too dry and plodd Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestAny romantically inclined soul who waxes on about how much they d adore going back in time to be a medieval princess or a Victorian lady should read this book It will disabuse your idealistic preconceived notions so quickly, you ll feel as though yo...I was invited to be part of the blog tour for this book by Clare and St Martin s and this is the type of book I can sink my teeth into I found it a fun if at times squeamish read, but I m always up to learn new things from other times I think I m happy living in current times.The story of poison is the story of power For centuries, royal families have feared the gut roiling, vomit inducing agony of a little something added to their food or wine by an enemy To avoid poison, they depended on I was invited to be part of the blog tour for this book by Clare and St Martin s and this is the type of book I can sink my teeth into I found it...RATING 4 STARSJune 12, 2018 St Martin s Press First, I saw the gorgeous cover and was ready to request this book, but then figured I should read the synopsis I read the intriguing description and clicked on request I wasn t sure if this book would be to my liking as true crime books can be a hit or miss with me I don t like the scandalization of murders, but rather learn how it was solved and what we can do to prevent it in the future Eleanor Herman was going to look into the poisoning RATING 4 STARSJune 12, 2018 St Martin s Press First, I saw the gorgeous cover and was ready to request this book, but then figured I should read the synopsis I read the intriguing description and clicked on request I wasn t sure if this book would be to my liking as true crime books can be a hit or miss with me I don t like the scandalization of murders, but rather learn how it was solved and what we can do to prevent it in the futu...Audiobook 2684.5 StarsI really can t put into words how much I truly enjoyed reading this book From disgusting palace life, to doctors who doharm than good, this book was right up my ally This book could ve also been titled Death by Poison , as it was about all ways that poisoning has killed people in history But not by purposeful assassination The majority of these deaths by poisoning were self administered Beauty products all contained elements of poison including mercury, arsenic, lead, and ev 4.5 StarsI really can t put into words how much I truly enjoyed reading this book From disgusting palace life, to doctors who doharm than good, this book was right up my ally This book could ve also been titled Death by Poison , as it was about all ways that poisoning has killed people in history But not by purposeful assassination The majority of these deaths by poisoning were self administered Beauty products all contained elements of poison including mercury, arsenic, lead, and even Belladonna to dilate the pupils These were also common elements in many doctors cures for ailments Most of which were being caused by the very poisons they were being prescribed to cure them It didn t help that doctors were still practicing bloodletting, and never washed their hands when performing surgical procedures or delivering babies Which resulted in the likelihood of death in childbirth, but was never contributed to the nastiness of the doctors hands It also didn t help that a royal palace was ba...A special thank you goes out to Netgalley and St Martin s Press for allowing me to read an eARC of of this book All thoughts and opinions are my own tw animal crueltyThis book was absolutely disgusting and I loved every minute of it What a weird sentence, right The medieval times were so disgusting and deadly I literally had no idea just how much filth and disease that floated through the castles My desire to live in one has diminished slightly Sure, I knew that life expectancy during thA special thank you goes out to Netgalley and St Martin s Press for allowing me to read an eARC of of this book...Once in a while, I ll take a break from fantasy and read a nonfiction book This one in particular has caught my attention because I have readCity of Liesa few months before a fantasy book focused on poisons and wanted to knowabout how it worked in real life I was not disappointed and ended up enjoying myself very much.The book is roughly divided into three parts and mostly focused on the 1300 1800s The first one doesn t only focus on a general overview of poisons and antidotes, Once in a while, I ll take a break from fantasy and read a nonfiction book This one in particular has caught my attention because I have readCity of Liesa few months before a fantasy book focused on poisons and wanted to knowabout how it worked in real life I was not di...This be a pop history book that looks at the use of poisons It was recommended to me by me matey Sionna booksinhereyes I loved this one and read it in one day A book of three parts, the first part discusses common poisons, the lack of hygiene, and how medicines and cosmetics were actually inadvertently poisons in disguise The second part looks at specific deat...

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02 April 2018

Eleanor Herman