Mistress of the Vatican: The True Story of Olimpia Maidalchini: The Secret Female Pope, Paperback - Eleanor Herman

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Justine CowanNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 24Cover type: PaperbackRedescoper...

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DescriptionOn the evening of August 21, 1983, Metropolitan Police detectives raced to the cells of London's Clapham Police Station to find a prison...

In this fascinating work of popular history, the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings and The Royal Art of Poison uncovers the bedro...

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Reducere. Eleanor Herman, autoarea a volumului In pat cu regele si In pat cu regina , bestsellere New York Times Povestea otravurilor este povestea puterii. ...