ebooks The Story of Christianity by David Bentley Hart in History

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A history of heartbreak-replete with beheadings; uprisings; creepy sex dolls; and celebrity gossip-and its disastrously bad consequences throughout timeSpanning eras and cultures from ancient Rome to medieval England to 1950s Hollywood; Jennifer Wright's It Ended Badly guides you through the worst of the worst in historically bad breakups. In the throes of heartbreak; Emperor Nero had just about everyone he ever loved-from his old tutor to most of his friends-put to death. Oscar Wilde's lover; whom he went to jail for; abandoned him when faced with being cut off financially from his wealthy family and wrote several self-serving books denying the entire affair. And poor volatile Caroline Lamb sent Lord Byron one hell of a torch letter and enclosed a bloody lock of her own pubic hair. Your obsessive social media stalking of your ex isn't looking so bad now; is it?With a wry wit and considerable empathy; Wright digs deep into the archives to bring these thirteen terrible breakups to life. She educates; entertains; and really puts your own bad breakup conduct into perspective. It Ended Badly is for anyone who's ever loved and lost and maybe sent one too many ill-considered late-night emails to their ex; reminding us that no matter how badly we've behaved; no one is as bad as Henry VIII.