
Last King Of Poland
A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history.
''A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel'' Scotsman
The last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance with the future Catherine the Great of Russia. But Stanislaw Augustus was nobody''s pawn. He was an ambitious, highly intelligent and...
A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history.
''A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel'' Scotsman
The last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance with the future Catherine the Great of Russia. But Stanislaw Augustus was nobody''s pawn. He was an ambitious, highly intelligent and...