History's 9 most insane rulers /
Few mixtures are as toxic as absolute power and insanity. When nothing stands between a leader's delusional whims and seeing them carried out, all sorts of bizarre outcomes are possible. This book will look at the lives of the nine most mentally unbalanced figures in history. Some suffered from...
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Washington, D.C. :
Regnery History,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Roman Emperor Gaius Caligula
- King Charles VI of France
- Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible
- Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim I
- King George III of England
- King Ludwig II of Bavaria
- President Idi Amin of Uganda
- President Saparmurat Niyazov of Turkmenistan
- Supreme Leader Kim Jong-il of North Korea
- Conclusion
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index.