print email comment close Joan's Mad Monarchs Series URL: http://www.madmonarchs.nl/ Description: Short historical biographies of royalty who developed varying forms of extreme behavior in their reigns, such as paranoia, megalomania, or psychotic episodes. Examples include Ivan the Terrible of Russia, George III of England, Emperor Gaius Caligula of Rome, and Charles VI of France. "Although not all Royals in this series were clinically mad, they certainly were peculiar." From a hobbyist. Author: Bos, Joan Extra Keywords insanity Library of Congress Subject Headings: Kings and rulers -- Biography LII Database Information: Record 12653 created by on 12/08/2000 Last modification on 03/24/2009 Published: 12/08/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/12653