Love history in forbidden palaces has long been an attractive topic, arousing the curiosity of a large number of readers. Unlike love in folklore, love in the royal family is associated with historical factors, where each relationship is more or less related to the destiny of the lineage and the country.
Through thousands of years of history, Vietnam has recorded many love stories that are both mysterious and tragic, interwoven between personal life and current affairs.
The new book "Love Story of Vietnamese Kings and Royal Family" recreates the love affairs of Vietnamese kings and royal families from mythical times to modern times. The author chose to tell in chronological order, helping readers easily follow and visualize the historical process through each love story.
The work is divided into two parts. Part I includes love stories from the " dawn" of the nation, with mythical and legendary colors such as Lac Long Quan - Au Co, Chu Dong Tu - Tien Dung, Son Tinh - Thuy Tinh, Trong Thuy - My Chau...
Part II is titled "Love Stories of Civilization - Self-Reliance", spanning from the time Ngo Quyen gained independence after the victory over the Southern Han army to the end of the feudal regime with the event of King Bao Dai abdicating.
In this part, love stories have many palace nuances: marriages, "grain" tragedies, love cases that disrupt the harem, power calculations, jealousy, sacrifice, and even "beauty traps" associated with national destiny. Although there are no longer many legendary elements, the stories still contain many mysteries behind the historical curtain.
According to the author, reading "The Love Story of the Vietnamese Royal Family" not only helps discover love stories in the royal family but is also an opportunity to look back at national history through vivid slices.
From there, readers can more clearly feel the emotional levels of people through dynasties, and at the same time understand more about Vietnamese culture and social habits through each historical period.
