
- 368 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Preface to the American Edition
- 1. The Last Soirée
- 2. The Making of a Prince
- 3. Exile and First Love
- 4. The Fugitive
- 5. The Life of an Exiled King
- 6. Restoration
- 7. The Bride’s Price
- 8. The Dissolute Court
- 9. Married Life
- 10. Illness, Plague and Fire
- 11. Rivalry and Betrayal
- 12. Entrances and Exits
- 13. Theatrical Rivals
- 14. A Secret Pact
- 15. The French Rival
- 16. A Spy in the Bed
- 17. A Sensational Encounter with the Past
- 18. Plots and Alarms
- 19. Death of the King
- Postscript: The King’s Descendants and their Legacy
- Appendix: Some Aspects of Sex in the Seventeenth Century
- List of Major Characters
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Select Bibliography
- Illustrations
- Index
- Also by Don Jordan and Michael Walch
- About the Author
- Copyright