Book Review: The King's Bed
/A lively new book gives readers a mistress-by-mistress recounting of the reign of Charles II
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A lively new book gives readers a mistress-by-mistress recounting of the reign of Charles II
Read MoreThey were for King, country, and courtesans - not necessarily in that order! They were the Cavaliers, and a spirited new book tells their story.
Read MoreShe was an orange-seller, an actress, a whore, and the most popular of Charles II's many mistresses: Nell Gwynn stars in two new novels.
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