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Private Life of Charles II
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What manner of man was Charles II? Saturnine, masculine, and irresistibly attractive, his true character as a penniless refugee, as an hysterically acclaimed King ans as the Merry Monarch has been hidden underneath a cloud of puritanical prejudice.
Barbara Cartland approaches Charles II from a psychological angle; revealing a lonely and unloved boy, an idealistic lover, a bored seeker of excitement, and a brilliant statesman.
Charles's private life was women who seduced and enticed him and yet all managed to disillusion him. Cartland portrays these women as real people: the neurotic and neglectful mother Henrietta Maria; Mistress Wyndham (Charles's first infatuation), Marquerite de Carteret (adolescent love), Minette (his adored sister), Lucy Walter, Barbara Villiers, Moll Davies, Nell Gwynne, Frances Stewart, Louise de Kerouaille, and Hortense Mancini. And always in the background is the sad-faced Queen Catherine.
Author: Barbara Cartland (all their books in stock)
Genre: Biography & memoir, Royalty
Format: Paperback
Published: 1974
Pages: 200
Publisher: Corgi
ISBN: 9780552095365
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Our conditions mean the following:
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- Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
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