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(More customer reviews)When broadcast news of "the Royals" assaults my ears, I tend to flee the room. I never dreamed I'd read a book on English royalty, much less their maladies. I confess, the only reason I bought "The Sickly Stuarts" was that I personally know the author. But am I glad I did! What a fascinating, well-researched page-turner. Who needs fiction when the real stuff reads so well. It is penned in an engaging and witty style, neither condescending to the non-medical, or overly simplified for the author's peers. One benefit I had unavailable to most readers: in my mind I could hear Dr. Holmes' rich bass voice as I read these fascinating tales of the disease, disability and death of a dynasty. A helpful index, thorough footnotes, enlightening appendices, and an exhaustive bibliography strengthen the scholarship of this book. I have only one suggestion for a subsequent edition, that for those of us unschooled in the history of British royalty, an appendix include a chart showing the relationships between all the historical characters described. And it should include a health warning: Reading of this volume could lead to sleep loss.
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