Doomed Queens

A compendium of female royalty from ancient times all the way up until the ill-fated Diana Spencer. I liked how it was royalty from several continents and not just focusing on Europe, as many similar books do. Each entry seemed to be well-researched and had side notes that explained types of death or something referenced in the main text.
The design of the book was also what initially drew me but I was disappointed to find that many of the images inside were slightly pixelated (and obviously easily fixed with a modicum of skill in Photoshop) and included fan-art type drawings rather than classical paintings and etchings, I assume due to copyright prices. The pages were also that really annoying un-cut edges that makes it difficult to turn pages and impossible to flip through. The author also made a lot of obscure or random cultural references to things that weren't related (“she was the Angela Jolie in a sea of Reese Witherspoons” isn't something I care to read in a somewhat educational text) and a few I didn't even understand.
Overall, an interesting and fun read, but not as entertaining as I had hoped.