{"product_id":"cupid-and-the-king-five-royal-paramours-paperback","title":"Cupid and the King: Five Royal Paramours - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHer Royal High Princess Michael of Kent\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.3 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 03, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761492394272,"sku":"9780743270861","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d063939fc7054eb2b9c47649999b0a32.webp?v=1780208835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cupid-and-the-king-five-royal-paramours-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}