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A Heart for Europe

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I read this book a couple of years ago. I recommend it to anybody who is seriously interested in political theory, monarchy vs democracy, the Catholic Church, Europe, World War I, Communism, and any other cross currents of interest within the above.
The book tells the story of Blessed Charles and Princess Zita, the last Emperor and Empress of Austria-Hungary. It is a story about a deeply religious man who worked very hard for his people...and failed. He was unable to gain peace before the U.S. entered WWI, partially due to the U.S. president's unwillingness to meet with him (as an emperor is unelected). After the war, he was exiled and saw his empire torn apart by nationalism and violence.
The book will change your views of monarchs if you watch a lot of movies and heard the standard liberal line of monarchy=bad.
The only reason I have not rated the book a 5/5 is that it is not very readable. It is academic in nature, not pop-oriented like a Thomas Woods book. Nevertheless, it is an important book considering Blessed Charles may soon be a saint, and definitely one worth praying to in our day.