Eight beautiful women of the Restoration court are portrayed in turn: Hortense Mancini, the adventuress; Barbara Villiers, the royal mistress; Frances Stuart, the prude who refused the king; Elizabeth Hamilton, the good woman; Frances Jennings, the splendid failure; and the notorious Countess of Shrewsbury, among others.
Witty, gossipy history for anyone who enjoys Pepys and the scandals of Charles II’s Whitehall. Download the free EPUB.