Augustus The Strong

From the acclaimed author of The Pursuit of Glory and Frederick the Great , a riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony - and his catastrophic reign. 'It's been a superb year for history but Augustus the Strong ranks up there with the very very best! I cant recommend it strongly enough' - Simon Sebag-Montefiore 'The wonderful story of one of the worst monarchs in European history, told with enormous wit and scholarship by a supremely talented historian. If you