The King's Bed
eBook - ePub

The King's Bed

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The King's Bed

About this book

To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surrounded by friends, courtiers and literally hundreds of servants and soldiers. Gossip radiated throughout the kingdom.Charles spent most of his wealth and his intellect on gaining and keeping the company of women, from the lowest sections of society such as the actress Nell Gwyn to the aristocratic Louise de Kérouaille. Some of Charles' women played their part in the affairs of state, coloring the way the nation was run.The authors take us inside Charles' palace, where we will meet court favorites, amusing confidants, advisors jockeying for political power, mistresses past and present as well as key figures in his inner circle such as his 'pimpmasters' and his personal pox doctor.The astonishing private life of Charles II reveals much about the man he was and why he lived and ruled as he did. The King's Bed tells the compelling story of a king ruled by his passion.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9781681774275
eBook ISBN
9781681771113

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the American Edition
  5. 1. The Last Soirée
  6. 2. The Making of a Prince
  7. 3. Exile and First Love
  8. 4. The Fugitive
  9. 5. The Life of an Exiled King
  10. 6. Restoration
  11. 7. The Bride’s Price
  12. 8. The Dissolute Court
  13. 9. Married Life
  14. 10. Illness, Plague and Fire
  15. 11. Rivalry and Betrayal
  16. 12. Entrances and Exits
  17. 13. Theatrical Rivals
  18. 14. A Secret Pact
  19. 15. The French Rival
  20. 16. A Spy in the Bed
  21. 17. A Sensational Encounter with the Past
  22. 18. Plots and Alarms
  23. 19. Death of the King
  24. Postscript: The King’s Descendants and their Legacy
  25. Appendix: Some Aspects of Sex in the Seventeenth Century
  26. List of Major Characters
  27. Notes
  28. Acknowledgements
  29. Select Bibliography
  30. Illustrations
  31. Index
  32. Also by Don Jordan and Michael Walch
  33. About the Author
  34. Copyright