Royal Mistresses

First published in 1990, Royal Mistresses provides an innovative way of looking at the development of British monarchy, and at the same time investigates the relationship between sex and power.

List of contents

List of plates Acknowledgements 1. 'Be civil. I am the Protestant whore' 2. 'Nothing is more vile than to love a wife like a mistress' 3. 'Nothing but the English king's appetite' 4. 'Neither God, nor angel, but a man like any other 5. 'Never lay hands upon his sceptre' 6. 'The frogs in the fable' 7. 'The damnedest millstones' 8. 'The king's loose box' 9. 'Things were done better in my day' 10. Curtsy first, and then leap into bed' Notes Index

Product details

• Authors: Charles Carlton, Carlton Charles
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032465234
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3246523-4
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / Women, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism