It Ended Badly: 13 of the Worst Breakups in History

A history of heartbreak-replete with beheadings, uprisings, creepy sex dolls, & celebrity gossip-and its disastrously bad consequences throughout time

Spanning eras & 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 & wrote several self-serving books denying the entire affair. And poor volatile Caroline Lamb sent Lord Byron one hell of a torch letter & 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 & considerable empathy, Wright digs deep into the archives to bring these thirteen terrible breakups to life. She educates, entertains, & really puts your own bad breakup conduct into perspective. It Ended Badly is for anyone who's ever loved and lost & 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.