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Introduction
1. One Sex with the King
Disaster at the Altar
Sex with the King
Fidelity in an Adulterous Relationship
2. Beyond the Bed—The Art of Pleasing a King
The Art of Pleasing
Untamed Shrews
Boring Beauty
Enchanting Ugliness
3. Rivals for a King’s Love—The Mistress and the Queen
“He is my lord”
“The Contempt of the world”
“An old, dull, deaf, peevish beast”
“That whore will be the death of me”
“Better she than another”
“In tears and lamentations”
4. Cuckold to the King—The Mistress’s Husband
The Rewards of Compliance
Long-Suffering Acceptance
The Penalties of Defiance
5. Unceasing Vigilance—The Price of Success
Black Magic
Vipers Nourished in the Breast
Political Rivals
Friendly Rivalry
6. Loving Profitably—The Wages of Sin
Jewels
Royal Apartments, Real Estate, and Furnishings
Titles
Gambling Debts
Pensions and Cash
Bribes and Gifts
Tightfisted Kings, Poverty-Stricken Mistresses
7. Political Power Between the Sheets
“Paris is well worth a Mass”
“We must never yield our mind”
“Ladies have a great influence over the mind of the King of England”
“You are turning the King yellow”
“The power behind the German throne”
“She does not meddle and shall not meddle”
8. Red Whores of Babylon—Public Opinion and the Mistress
“Königs Hure! Hure!”
“If I die it will be of grief”
“An indecent pitch of luxury as to insult the poverty of the people”
“I am the Protestant whore”
“Kill me if you dare!”
9. The Fruits of Sin—Royal Bastards
The Love of Kings and Bastards
Legitimate Bastards
Pushed into War, Sold into Marriage
The Strangest Bastard of All
10. Death of the King
“Bitterness… will be but sweetness beside my great loss”
“Let not poor Nelly starve”
“More in need of pity than anyone else”
“Take that woman away out of my sight”
“I was never a Pompadour, still less a Maintenon”
“What is to become of me?”
11. The End of a Brilliant Career and Beyond
Death Takes a Mistress
The Business of Life
The Comforts of Religion
The Loss of Beauty
12. Monarchs, Mistresses, and Marriage
Edward and Wallis
Charles and Camilla
The New Trend in Royal Marriages
Conclusion
Notes
Introduction
Chapter One: Sex with the King
Chapter Two: Beyond the Bed—The Art of Pleasing a King
Chapter Three: Rivals for a King’s Love—The Mistress and the Queen
Chapter Four: Cuckold to the King—The Mistress’s Husband
Chapter Five: Unceasing Vigilance—The Price of Success
Chapter Six: Loving Profitably—The Wages of Sin
Chapter Seven: Political Power Between the Sheets
Chapter Eight: Red Whores of Babylon—Public Opinion and the Mistress
Chapter Nine: The Fruits of Sin—Royal Bastards
Chapter Ten: Death of the King
Chapter Eleven: The End of a Brilliant Career and Beyond
Chapter Twelve: Monarchs, Mistresses, and Marriage
Bibliography
Searchable Terms
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Credits
Copyright
