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Queen Of The Courtesans
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Author : Barbara White
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2014-06-02
Queen Of The Courtesans written by Barbara White 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 2014-06-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Fanny Murray was an incomparable Georgian beauty and the most desired courtesan of the 1750s. The daughter of an impoverished musician from Bath, she took London society by storm, not only as the most prized 'purchaseable beauty' of her day, but also as a fashion icon and muse to poets, writers and artists. She counted princes, aristocrats and politicians among her friends and lovers, but relished the company of rogues, fraudsters and ne'er-do-wells. Barbara White presents evidence to suggest that Fanny Murray participated spiritedly in the sexual antics of the notorious 'Monks of Medmenham', the most infamous of the Hell-fire Clubs. After she retired from prostitution, Fanny Murray reinvented herself, entering a pragmatic marriage with the Scottish actor David Ross. Surprisingly, her virtues as a devoted and faithful wife became almost proverbial. Even so, Murray could not escape her disreputable past. In 1763, a scurrilous poem dedicated to her caused a national scandal that ended in the infamous trial of the radical politician John Wilkes for obscene libel. Barbara White's portrait of Fanny Murray takes readers from the brothels of Covent Garden to sex romps at Medmenham Abbey, from refined drawing rooms in London to marital respectability in Edinburgh. This is an illuminating contribution to the scholarly understanding and popular appreciation of a complex and intriguing period of British history. Fanny Murray's triumph – against almost insuperable odds – is a remarkable story, as rich in the telling as it is enthralling.
Queen And The Courtesan
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Author : Freda Lightfoot
language : en
Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd
Release Date : 2012-05-01
Queen And The Courtesan written by Freda Lightfoot and has been published by Severn House Publishers Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with Fiction categories.
A brand-new historical novel from a well-loved storyteller - Henriette d'Entragues isn't satisfied with simply being the mistress of Henry IV of France; she wants a crown too. Despite his promises to marry her, the King is obliged by political necessity to ally himself with a rich Italian princess. But Henriette isn't one for giving up easily. All she has to do to achieve her ambition is to give Henry a son, and then do whatever it takes to set him on the throne . . .
The Queen And The Courtesan
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Author : Freda Lightfoot
language : en
Publisher: Story Sound
Release Date : 2016-02-01
The Queen And The Courtesan written by Freda Lightfoot and has been published by Story Sound this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-01 with categories.
Henriette d'Entragues isn't satisfied with simply being mistress of Henry IV of France, she wants a crown too. Despite his promises to marry her, the King is obliged by political necessity to ally himself with Marie de Medici, an Italian princess who will bring riches to the treasury. But Henriette isn't one for giving up easily. She has a written promise of marriage which she intends to use to declare the royal marriage illegal. All she has to do to achieve her ambition is to give Henry a son, and then whatever it takes through intrigue and conspiracy to set him on the throne...
The Courtesan
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Author : Susan Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2005-07-26
The Courtesan written by Susan Carroll and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-07-26 with Fiction categories.
Skilled in passion, artful in deception, and driven by betrayal, she is the glittering center of the royal court–but the most desired woman of Renaissance France will draw the wrath of a dangerous adversary. Paris, 1575. The consort of some of Europe’s most influential men, Gabrielle Cheney is determined to secure her future by winning the heart of Henry, the Huguenot king of Navarre. As his mistress, Gabrielle hopes she might one day become the power behind the French throne. But her plans are jeopardized by Captain Nicolas Rémy, a devoted warrior whose love Gabrielle desires–and fears–above all. She will also incur the malevolence of the Dark Queen, Catherine de’ Medici, whose spies and witch-hunters are legion, and who will summon the black arts to maintain her authority. With the lives of those she loves in peril, Gabrielle must rebel against her queen to fulfill a glorious destiny she has sacrificed everything to gain. Alive with vivid period detail and characters as vibrant as they are memorable, The Courtesan is a sweeping historical tale of dangerous intrigues, deep treachery, and one woman’s unshakable resolve to honor her heart.
Courtesan
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Author : Diane Haeger
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2006-07-25
Courtesan written by Diane Haeger and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-25 with Fiction categories.
Amid the disapproving gossip of the Court, a royal romance defies all obstacles. The Court of François I is full of lust, intrigue, and bawdy bon temps—a different world from the quiet country life Diane de Poitiers led with her elderly husband. Now a widow, the elegant Diane is called back to Court, where the King’s obvious interest marks her as an enemy to the King’s favourite, Anne d’Heilly. The Court is soon electrified by rumors of their confrontations. As Anne calls on her most venomous tricks to drive Diane away, Diane finds an ally in the one member of Court with no allegiance to the King’s mistress: his teenage second son, Henri. Neglected by his father and disliked by his brothers, Prince Henri expects little from his life. But as his friendship with Diane deepens into infatuation and then a romance that scandalizes the Court, the Prince begins to discover hope for a future with Diane. But fate and his father have other plans for Henri—including a political marriage with Catherine de Medici. Despite daunting obstacles, Henri’s devotion to Diane never wanes; their passion becomes one of the most legendary romances in the history of France. Also available as an eBook
Women Courtesans And Queens
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Author : Raffaele Crispino
language : en
Publisher: Crispino Raffaele
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Women Courtesans And Queens written by Raffaele Crispino and has been published by Crispino Raffaele this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Art categories.
Ironic, satirical. Learn the History cheerfully. From Marie Antoinette to Greta Garbo. By Messalina to Lucrezia Borgia. All women who have had a life tormented, fascinating and sometimes tragic. Anita Garibaldi will speak of her love for Joseph, who will take her to follow him to Italy. Cleopatra analyze her life and the need to be wicked and cruel enough to push it to kill her sister. The Countess of Castiglione explain the reasons that led it to be a courtesan as the Marquise de Pompadour, will report its ability to remain still the favorite of the king although there were young women decided to take her place. Mona Lisa admire her composure and her way of being a woman in the presence of Leonardo while painting her portrait. Helen of Troy tells us that escape with Paris to Troy was the only wise thing she has done in her life and to have no remorse for the thousands of dead because of her. The reports, reportage interviews with these famous women of every age lead us to expand in every time with the belief that if you want to explain this one must always look to the past
The Courtesan Queen
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Author : Anna Triss
language : en
Publisher: Warm Publishing
Release Date : 2023-02-15
The Courtesan Queen written by Anna Triss and has been published by Warm Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-15 with Fiction categories.
After centuries of peace, the four Elemental Clans of Symbiosis are at war with each other. Sylvan, the young Fuegis King, a cruel and ruthless warrior with the ability to control Fire magic, is enslaving the other three kingdoms of Symbiosis, spreading death and terror in his path. I am Queen Alena of the Glace Clan, which is affiliated with Water magic. I was captured by my worst enemy during the siege of my city. I already know the fate that awaits me tonight. Like the princesses of the other two Elemental Clans that preceded me, I am destined to become the new wife of the tyrant Sylvan. And tomorrow at dawn… I will be executed. But queen or slave, I am first and foremost a Glace. I will honor our ancestral philosophy. “Facing his enemy, a Glace sheds no tears, and never gives up wielding his weapons.”
Courtesans
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Author : Katie Hickman
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2004-11-02
Courtesans written by Katie Hickman and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-11-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
During the course of the nineteenth century, a small group of women rose from impoverished obscurity to positions of great power, independence, and wealth. In doing so they took control of their lives -- and those of other people -- and made the world do their will. Extremely accomplished, well-educated, and unusually literate, courtesans exerted an incredible influence as leaders of society. They were not received at court, but inhabited their own parallel world -- the demimonde -- complete with its own hierarchies, etiquette, and protocol. They were queens of fashion, linguists, musicians, accomplished at political intrigue, and, of course, possessors of great erotic gifts. Even to be seen in public with one of the great courtesans was a much-envied achievement.
The King S Courtesan
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Author : Judith James
language : en
Publisher: MIRA
Release Date : 2011
The King S Courtesan written by Judith James and has been published by MIRA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Courtesans categories.
Sensuous, beautiful and determined, Hope Matthews is a favoured mistress of the King. Her many charms have helped her rise from the gutter to the King's bed. But with the new queen's impending arrival, her nights in the royal chamber - and her hopes for security - will swiftly come to an end. Haunted by his past and hardened by the recent civil war, Captain Robert Nichols lives only for revenge. When told he must marry the King's courtesan to provide a cover for their affair, he's faced with a new low. Both are pawns of a great man, but married to their dreams of independence, their clash is inevitable. Can these two wounded souls realise the answer to all their dreams might lie in each other's arms?
Scarlet Women
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Author : Ian Graham
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-01-26
Scarlet Women written by Ian Graham and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-26 with History categories.
In 1965, an impoverished elderly woman was found dead in Nice, France. Her death marked the end of an era; she was the last of the great courtesans. Known as La Belle Otero, she was a volcanic Spanish beauty whose patrons included Kaiser Wilhelm II, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) and Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia. She accumulated an enormous fortune, but gambled it all away. Scarlet Women tells her story and many more, including: Marie Duplessis, who inspired characters by both Dumas and Verdi; Clara Ward, a rare American courtesan who hunted for a European aristocrat, but having married a Belgian prince, ran away with a gypsy violinist; Ninon de L'Enclos, who was offered 50,000 crowns by Cardinal Richelieu for one night. Money left in her will paid for Voltaire's education. Courtesans were an elite group of talented, professional mistresses. The most successful became wealthy and famous in their own right. While they led charmed lives, they occupied a curious position: they enjoyed freedom and political power unknown to most women, but they were ostracised by polite society. From the hetaerae of ancient Greece to the cortigiani onesti of 16th century Venice, the oiran of Edo-period Japan to the demimondaines of 19th century France, this captivating book--perfect for readers of A Treasury of Royal Scandals--uncovers the rich, colorful lives of these women who dared to pursue fortunes outside their societies' norms.