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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The darling strumpet The darling strumpet Gillian Bagwell "She sold her innocence and captured the heart of a king... Growing up in the bawdy atmosphere of 17th Century Covent Garden, Nell Gwynn is little more than a girl when she enters the world of the co… OL15508095W
Sex with kings Sex with kings Eleanor Herman Chronicles five hundred years of adultery in European monarchy, discussing how royal mistresses influenced every aspect of European history, and profiling notable women and the kings who loved them. OL17928386W
Mary Boleyn Mary Boleyn Alison Weir Mary Boleyn is remembered by posterity as a 'great and infamous whore'. She was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's seco… OL18821956W
Amores trágicos Amores trágicos Luis Benítez "No siempre las historias de amor terminan bien. Aunque no se lleve una estadística concreta, buena parte de ellas tienen un mal final, que en ocasiones hasta puede ser el escenario más desdichado de… OL27960439W
Monica's story Monica's story Andrew Morton Author "paints a complex and compelling portrait of a generous-hearted but troubled young woman whose dreams of romance had unimaginable consequences."--Jacket. OL461060W
The Prince's mistress The Prince's mistress Hester Davenport Mary Robinson, nicknamed 'Perdita' by the Prince of Wales after her role on the London stage, was a woman in whom showmanship and reckless behavior contrasted with romantic sensibility and radical th… OL5876031W