{"product_id":"cupid-and-the-king-five-royal-paramours-9780743270861","title":"Cupid and the King: Five Royal Paramours","description":"The royal European courts were unsurpassed for their glamour, wealth, fame, danger, treachery, and politics. The royal mistress was at the center of that world -- admired for her beauty and sensuality; feared for the power she wielded; even vilified, envied, and resented. In times when women had very little power, the royal mistress had enormous influence, and yet she is seldom mentioned in official histories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCupid and the King, \u003c\/i\u003e Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent recounts the stories of five very different women, each of whom became a celebrated -- or notorious -- courtesan: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNell Gwyn, \u003c\/b\u003e the bawdy, vivacious orange seller turned actress who endeared herself to Charles II -- and the country -- with her wit and down-to-earth manner \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMadame de Pompadour, \u003c\/b\u003e the extravagant, elegant maitresse-en-titre of Louis XV who became one of the great patrons of her time while enraging the people of France \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarie Walewska, \u003c\/b\u003e who became Napoleon's mistress to save her country \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLola Montez, \u003c\/b\u003e the flamboyant, scandalous Irish beauty who reinvented herself as a Spanish aristocrat to win the heart of Ludwig I of Bavaria \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLillie Langtry, \u003c\/b\u003e the legendary beauty immortalized by the most famous artists of her day and the only woman to completely monopolize Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VII \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with an insider's keen understanding of court life and filled with delicious details born of impeccable research, \u003ci\u003eCupid and the King\u003c\/i\u003e explores a little-known chapter of the history of women's roles in the royal bedrooms of Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Her Royal High Princess Michael of Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.12w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743270861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2005 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/31\/2005 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHer Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous books, \u003ci\u003eCrowned in a Far Country: Portraits of Eight Royal Brides\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCupid and the King: Five Royal Paramours.\u003c\/i\u003e For more than ten years, the Princess has pursued a successful career lecturing on historical topics. She lives with her husband, Prince Michael of Kent, in Kensington Palace in London and in their seventeenth-century manor house in Gloucestershire, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40551737786483,"sku":"9.78074E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_9c44016d-b19a-48d1-8a6b-196b6fd6fb8b.jpg?v=1667397530","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/cupid-and-the-king-five-royal-paramours-9780743270861","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}