Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics
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In royal courts bristling with testosterone--swashbuckling generals, polished courtiers, and virile cardinals--how did repressed regal ladies find happiness?
Anne Boleyn flirted with courtiers; Catherine Howard slept with one. Henry VIII had both of them beheaded.Catherine the Great had her idiot husband murdered and ruled the Russian empire with a long list of sexy young favorites.Marie Antoinette fell in love with the handsome Swedish count Axel Fersen, who tried valiantly to rescue her from the guillotine.Princess Diana gave up her palace bodyguard to enjoy countless love affairs, which tragically led to her early death.In this impeccably researched, scandalously readable follow-up to her New York Times bestseller Sex with Kings, Eleanor Herman reveals the truth about what has historically gone on behind the closed door of the queen's boudoir.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0060846747
ISBN13:9780060846749
Release Date:June 2007
Publisher:William Morrow & Company
Length:368 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.3" x 8.1"
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4 ratings
Interesting, but filled with far too many rumors and ridiculous unproven things.
Published by heather , 6 years ago
I read this, and it's been about a year since I did and I'm still mad about it. Don't rec if you're expecting accuracy, or anything of substance.
Couldn't Get Enough!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I could not get enough!!! Of the book that is. :) The title is naughty but the book is well written, well researched, and filled with a lot of things I had never read before about the royals. This is one of those books I didn't want to put down and wanted to keep reading. I highly recommend it!
Splendid Read and Fascinating History
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
More than the scandalous relationships of royal women, this delightful book offers insight into the often dreary lives of royal wombs. No wonder queens looked beyond their impotent, idiot kings for some kind of life. They risked everything in the exciting and dangerous game and lost more than they won. Great read, great insight and wonderfully written.
One of this year's best non-fictions on women's history
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Unbelievably readable. Fascinating findings and conclusions. Many take-aways for men and women on how to co-manage the powers of sex and politics. Impeccable research and story-telling combined. Herman will certainly become one of this Century's great writers on women's history! MJD April 2006
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