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INTRODUCTION
VIRILE KINGS, CHASTE QUEENS
VIRGIN AND QUEEN
THE SANCTIFIED SUBSTANCE
ACCUSATIONS OF ADULTERY—A POWERFUL WEAPON
1. LIFE BEHIND PALACE WALLS
PALATIAL LUXURY
THE BRIDEGROOM
SEX WITH THE KING
ROYAL IMPOTENCE
GAY KINGS
THE JOYS OF CHILDREN
THE FOREIGN RETINUE
FAMILY REUNIONS
QUEENLY FINANCES
STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH CARE
2. THE QUEEN TAKES A LOVER
THE SKILL OF SUBTERFUGE
“IT IS DANGEROUS TO LOVE PRINCESSES”
“OH, WHAT AN ASS IS MAN WITHOUT MONEY!”
GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY POSITIONS
HONORARY MEDALS
3. MEDIEVAL QUEENS, TUDOR VICTIMS
ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE, QUEEN OF FRANCE
ISABELLA OF FRANCE, QUEEN OF ENGLAND
JUANA OF PORTUGAL, QUEEN OF CASTILE: THE GOLDEN TURKEY BASTER
ANNE BOLEYN, QUEEN OF ENGLAND
CATHERINE HOWARD, QUEEN OF ENGLAND
4. THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: ESCAPE FROM THE GILDED CAGE
MARIA FRANCISCA OF SAVOY, QUEEN OF PORTUGAL
MARGUERITE-LOUISE OF FRANCE, GRAND DUCHESS OF TUSCANY
SOPHIA DOROTHEA OF CELLE, HEREDITARY PRINCESS OF HANOVER
5. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY RUSSIA: THE UNCHASTE EMPRESSES
CATHERINE I
EMPRESS ELIZABETH AND THE NIGHT EMPEROR
CATHERINE THE GREAT
6. EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE: POWER, PASSION, AND POLITICS
MARIA LUISA OF PARMA, QUEEN OF SPAIN
MARIA CAROLINA OF AUSTRIA, QUEEN OF NAPLES
MARIE ANTOINETTE OF AUSTRIA, QUEEN OF FRANCE
CAROLINE MATILDA OF BRITAIN, QUEEN OF DENMARK
7. THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: AUDACITY AND OUTRAGE
THE NAPOLEONIC QUEEN
CAROLINE OF BRUNSWICK, QUEEN OF BRITAIN
ISABELLA II, QUEEN OF SPAIN
VICTORIA, QUEEN OF BRITAIN
8. THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
THE END OF AN ERA
LOUISA OF TUSCANY, CROWN PRINCESS OF SAXONY
MARIE OF BRITAIN, QUEEN OF ROMANIA
ALEXANDRA OF HESSE-DARMSTADT, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
9. DIANA, PRINCESS OF MANY LOVERS
CONCLUSION
The Politics of Adultery
THE ENVY OF SPLENDOR
NOTES
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER ONE: LIFE BEHIND PALACE WALLS
CHAPTER TWO: THE QUEEN TAKES A LOVER
CHAPTER THREE: MEDIEVAL QUEENS, TUDOR VICTIMS
CHAPTER FOUR: THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY: ESCAPE FROM THE GILDED CAGE
CHAPTER FIVE: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY RUSSIA: THE UNCHASTE EMPRESSES
CHAPTER SIX: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE: POWER, PASSION, AND POLITICS
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: AUDACITY AND OUTRAGE
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE TURN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY
CHAPTER NINE: DIANA, PRINCESS OF MANY LOVERS
CONCLUSION: THE POLITICS OF ADULTERY
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