Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge, (Paperback)

from Manthepark

This is a serious history about the role of women behind the thrones of Europe. It gives an illuminating peek into court society and politics, not just into the boudoir. Its one drawback is that it is structured around themes rather than people. Thus Louis XV's intriguing mistress Madame de Pompa...

from kellerific

I thought this was a fun read, and actually learned a thing or two in the process, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how this darn thing was supposed to be organized. I felt like it kept jumping back and forth through history, and that was kind of jarring. I guess I wanted it to be more ...

from rampaginglibrarian

This is an interesting book but it feels incredibly anecedotal and i don't like the way it's put together~i would have prefered more of a chronilogical (or even geographical) organization, it felt a bit chaotic.

from LarsTheLibrarian

I picked up this book a few years ago because of an article in the magazine Mental Floss , and enjoyed it as a light and somewhat fluff read. I just reread it and remember that there are some large problems with it. The organization is really awful, the chapters pretend to be about large categori...

from octchild

Short of the organization (not being chronological), this book is simply marvelous. A fun romp with skeletons that I'm sure our subjects wish would stay hidden away in their closets. The writing is engaging and the pacing is excellent, not to frantic and not to stagnant. I highly recommend this b...