Charles Ii S Minette
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Charles Ii S Minette
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Author : Bryan Bevan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Charles Ii S Minette written by Bryan Bevan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with France categories.
A Gambling Man
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Author : Jenny Uglow
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2009-11-05
A Gambling Man written by Jenny Uglow and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and bonfires, like spring after long years of Cromwell's rule. But there was no going back, no way he could 'restore' the old. Certainty had vanished. The divinity of kingship fled with his father's beheading. 'Honour' was now a word tossed around in duels. 'Providence' could no longer be trusted. As the country was rocked by plague, fire and war, people searched for new ideas by which to live. Exactly ten years later Charles II would stand again on the shore at Dover, laying the greatest bet of his life in a secret deal with his cousin, Louis XIV. The Restoration decade was one of experiment: from the science of the Royal Society to the startling role of credit and risk, from the shocking licence of the court to the failed attempts at toleration of different beliefs. Negotiating all these, Charles II, the 'slippery sovereign', played odds and took chances, dissembling and manipulating his followers. The theatres were restored, but the king was the supreme actor. Yet while his grandeur, his court and his colourful sex life were on display, his true intentions lay hidden. A Gambling Man is a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature through the lens of these ten vital years - and a portrait of a vibrant, violent, pulsing world, racked with plague, fire and war, in which the risks the king took forged the fate of the nation, on the brink of the modern world.
Charles Ii
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Author : OSMUND. AIRY
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Charles Ii written by OSMUND. AIRY and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
The King S Bed
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Author : Don Jordan
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-01-08
The King S Bed written by Don Jordan and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-08 with History categories.
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 Kérouaille. 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.
Royal Flush
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Author : Margaret Irwin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
Royal Flush written by Margaret Irwin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with categories.
Catherine Of Braganza
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Author : Sarah-Beth Watkins
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2017-04-28
Catherine Of Braganza written by Sarah-Beth Watkins and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-28 with History categories.
Catherine of Braganza, a Portuguese princess, married Charles II in 1662 and became the merry monarch's Restoration queen. Yet life for her was not so merry - she put up with the king's many mistresses and continuous plots to remove her from the throne. She lived through times of war, plague and fire. Catherine's marriage saw many trials and tribulations including her inability to produce an heir. Yet Charles supported his queen throughout the Restoration, remaining devoted to her no matter what. Outliving her husband, she ended up back in her home country and spent her final days as queen-regent of Portugal.
Charles Ii S Favourite Mistress
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Author : Sarah-Beth Watkins
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2021-10-30
Charles Ii S Favourite Mistress written by Sarah-Beth Watkins and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Nell Gwyn, the most infamous mistress of Charles II, was a commoner raised from the dingy back alleys of London to the stage and into a king’s arms. Hers was a true rags to riches story that saw a young girl rise from selling oranges to capturing the heart of a king. The Restoration period was one of change. After the troubled years of the English Civil War, it was time for pleasure, debauchery and entertainment with the ‘Merry Monarch’ restored to the throne. Nell was one of the first actresses on stage; a loveable comedienne who wowed audiences with her wit and charm. She fell in love with Charles Hart (one of the leading actors of the time), had a torrid affair with Lord Buckhurst and ultimately ended up in the king’s bed. She stayed on the stage for six years, but she stayed in the king’s heart for seventeen – his only mistress who was faithful to him. Set against the backdrop of Restoration London, this book charts Nell’s life and that of her family and friends – from her drunken mother and troublesome sister to the most notorious wits of the age John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester and George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. Nell had a generous heart and a mischievous spirit, and was friends with people from all walks of life. The only woman she really detested was another of the king’s mistresses, Louise de Kerouaille, known as the French Spy. This highly entertaining book will tell the story of Nell’s life – the good and the bad – and show why Nell truly embodies the spirit of the Restoration.
Minette Henrietta Of Exeter
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Author : Thomas William Edgar Roche
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Minette Henrietta Of Exeter written by Thomas William Edgar Roche and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.
Biography of Henrietta (1644-1670), daughter of Charles I of England and his wife, Henrietta Maria of Navarre (daughter of Henri IV of France and Marie de Medicis). Henrietta was a sister of Charles II of England, of course. She married Philippe d'Orleans (1640-1701), son of Louis XIII of France and grandson of Henri IV of France (and therefore a cousin of Henrietta). Marie Louise, daughter of Henrietta and Philippe, married Charles II of Spain (1661-1700). For some years, Henrietta served as a trusted communication link between Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France.
Charles Ii And The Duke Of Buckingham
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Author : David C Hanrahan
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2006-04-20
Charles Ii And The Duke Of Buckingham written by David C Hanrahan and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Paints a picture of friendship, exile, betrayal, murder, adultery, infamy, alchemy and scandal in royal and courtly circles. Buckingham was brought up in court with the two kings, James II and Charles II - his own father. The author investigates why Charles remained true to his childhood friend despite Buckingham's ingratitude.
All The King S Women
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Author : Derek Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Hutchinson Radius
Release Date : 2003
All The King S Women written by Derek Wilson and has been published by Hutchinson Radius this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"An excellent prince, doubtless, had he been less addicted to women .. those wicked creatures took him from all application becoming so great a king.' John Evelyn The image of Charles II as a randy monarch who dragged the crown through the moral mire and irredeemable weakened ots position has persisted throughout the three centuries since John Evelyn gave his judgement. hat judgement, Derek Wilson argues, is OK as far it goes. The Restoration court did set an example of cynical libertinism that provoked opposition not only from outraged preacher, but also satirical journalists and angry mobs who pelted royal mistresses and burned down brothels. But Charles' bedroom antics are symptoms and not causes of social decadence. Why did Pepys complain 'there is nothing almost but bawdry at court from top to bottom' or Bishop Burnet observe that throughout the three kingdoms people were 'throwing of the very professions of virtue and piety'? he answers must be sought in the traumatic upheaval of the Civil War and its aftermath in the life of Charles Stuart and his people. In a society that was shaken loose by violent conflict the position of women changed radically. Many experienced anew