Sex with the Queen: 900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile Lovers, and Passionate Politics (P.S.)

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 941 EAN: 9780060846749 ISBN: 0060846747 Label: Harper Perennial Manufacturer: Harper Perennial Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: 2007-07-01 Publisher: Harper Perennial Release Date: 2007-06-26 Studio: Harper Perennial
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Editorial Reviews: 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.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: ... Comment: In my opinion, this isn't as juicy as Sex with the King, but still a great read Customer Rating: Summary: It was okay - that's all, just okay Comment: Eurocentric, of course. Titilating, sure. Accurate, not so much. Needed a fact-checker (editor should have cought some more obvious errors) and it seems to me that the author puts a 21st century filter on what she reports. For instance, she talks of 'mounds of flesh' on plump women as though it were repulsive in a time when we can see from the protraits done of women celebrated for their beauty that beauty often came in soft packages. Not really done from the feminist perspective and not as accurate as i'd like, but it passed the time on public transportation and for that I'm grateful. Customer Rating: Summary: A great book. Comment: I have really enjoyed this book. After reading it you feel like you actually knew these people at one time. The only thing I didn't like about the book was how much it does seem to jump around. The only thing about that though is you really get to see how much of the royal families were related and the level of inbreding that was going on. Customer Rating: Summary: Great Brief History Lesson Comment: I really enjoyed this book. I've read others of the same topic and this one was more polished, and less juvenile. It's very entertaining and well written. Covering monarchs the more well known monarchs like Marie Antoinette and Anne Boleyn to lesser known Caroline Matilda of Denmark and Sophia Dorothea of Hanover. The book not only explores the loves of these women but also their daily and usually turbulent lives. Great way to learn a little history. I plan to read Sex with Kings next Customer Rating: Summary: Added tidbits of history Comment: I read a lot of period/non fiction of this period and loved this book. Gave me information about the players of the time I had never heard before. Easy read and lots of fun! More Reviews