Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II by Linda Porter

Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II

Linda Porter

448 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was 'addicted to women', and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided over a hedonistic court, in which licence and licent...

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