Royal Affairs, Leslie Carroll
Royal Affairs, Leslie Carroll
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Royal Affairs
A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy

Author: Leslie Carroll

Narrator: Leslie Carroll

Unabridged: 19 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/21/2023


Synopsis

A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of 1,000 years of bedroom-hopping secrets and scandals of Britain’s royalsInsatiable kings, lecherous queens, kissing cousins, and wanton consorts—history has never been so much fun.Royal unions have always been the stuff of scintillating gossip, from the passionate Plantagenets to Henry VIII’s alarming head count of wives and mistresses, to the Sapphic crushes of Mary and Anne Stuart right on up through the scandal-blighted coupling of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Thrown into loveless, arranged marriages for political and economic gain, many royals were driven to indulge their pleasures outside the marital bed, engaging in delicious flirtations, lurid love letters, and rampant sex with voluptuous and willing partners.This nearly pathological lust made for some of the most titillating scandals in Great Britain’s history. Hardly harmless, these affairs have disrupted dynastic alliances, endangered lives, and most of all, fed the salacious curiosity of the public for centuries. Royal Affairs will satiate that curiosity by bringing this arousing history alive.

About Leslie Carroll

Leslie Carroll is the author of twenty-two books in three genres, including a series of five nonfiction titles on the loves and lives of European royalty: Royal Affairs, Notorious Royal Marriages, Royal Pains, Royal Romances, and Inglorious Royal Marriages. A native New Yorker, Leslie and her husband reside just a stone’s throw from Central Park. Learn more about her at www.LeslieCarroll.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lois

Actually I truly enjoyed this. There was plenty of variety and I liked the quirky details.......more

Goodreads review by Amy

In Royal Affairs, author Leslie Carroll, chronicles the many scandalous infidelities of the English Monarchs. From Henry II in the 12th century to the current heir to the throne, Prince Charles, Royal Affairs is an entertaining excursion through the lives of our favorite salacious sovereigns! Due to......more

This is trashy history at its finest. I am pleasantly surprised to find Carroll's history is good--she admits when facts are unclear, and reminds readers of possible bias from sources. She's aware of the newer theories about each figure as well. That said. This is still trashy trashy trashy, the "chi......more

Goodreads review by Linda

This is delightful, gossipy book about some of the royals who lacked a fidelity gene. It covers the obvious (Henry VIII, Charles II) but also some of the lesser known rulers as well. It is never salacious but is vastly entertaining, and the little biographical sections give quite a bit of history i......more


Quotes

“Packed with gruesome details and brimming with wit, this is a wildly breezy read.” Publishers Weekly on Royal Pains