Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II

ISBN-13: 9781509877072 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 304 str.

Linda Porter

Opis

A vivid account of the many mistresses of Charles II, the king who was, according to one diarist 'addicted to women'

Recenzje

In telling the story of Charles's mistresses, Porter skillfully interweaves the politics with the passion . . . an enlightening read. Tracy Borman The Sunday Times

O autorze

Linda Porter has a doctorate in History from the University of York, where she studied early modern English and French history under the late Professor Gwyn Williams. She was the winner of the 2004 Biographers Club/Daily Mail Prize, which helped launch her on a new career as an author. She is the author of several works of historical biography including Mary Tudor: The First Queen, Katherine the Queen, Crown of Thistles, Royal Renegades and Mistresses. She is a regular contributor to BBC History Magazine and History Today. She lives in Kent.