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1. The great and the terrible: the world's most glorious and notorious rulers and how they got their names

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O'Sullivan, Joanne
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"We've heard of Alexander the Great. We've heard of Ivan the Terrible. But what was so great about Alexander? What was so terrible about Ivan? Spanning centuries of history in a culturally diverse framework--from ancient India to nineteenth-century Hawaii, and with a balanced focus on notorious women rulers as well as male--[this book] takes a humorous look at some of the most glorious and notorious figures in history through the lens of the nicknames...