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The King's Bed - Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II (Paperback)
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The King's Bed - Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II (Paperback)
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List price R318
Loot Price R149
Discovery Miles 1 490
You Save R169 (53%)
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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 Kerouaille. Some of Charles'
women played their part in the affairs of state, colouring the way
the nation was run. Don Jordan and Michael Walsh take us inside
Charles' palace, where we will meet court favourites, 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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