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Sylvia, Queen Of The Headhunters

Sylvia, Queen Of The Headhunters

Author(s): Philip Eade

Location(s): Sarawak

Genre(s): Biography

Era(s): First hal 20th Century

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Sylvia Brooke was the consort of His Highness Sir Vyner Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, the last in a bizarre dynasty of English despots who ruled their jungle kingdom on Borneo until 1946. The White Rajahs were long held up as model rulers, but the spectacularly eccentric behaviour of Ranee Sylvia – self-styled Queen of the Headhunters – changed everything. This is the compelling story of her part in their downfall

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“The magic of it all possessed me, sight, sound and sense; there was in this abundant land everything for which my heart had yearned” Sylvia, Ranee of Sarawak. Brace yourselves for a rollercoaster foray...

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