Download or read book Culture and Politics at the Court of Charles II 1660 1685 written by Matthew Jenkinson and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2010 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reconstitution of the royal court in 1660 brought with it the restoration of fears that had been associated with earlier Stuart courts: disorder, sexual liberty, popery and arbitrary government. This volume illustrates the ways in which court culture was informed by the heady politics of Britain between 1660 and 1685.
Download or read book The Court of Charles II 1649 1734 written by Henri Forneron and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second written by Anthony Hamilton (Count) and published by London : H.G. Bohn. This book was released on 1846 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Politics Transgression and Representation at the Court of Charles II written by Julia Marciari Alexander and published by Studies in British Art. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together ten distinguished scholars of history, literature, music, theatre, and art to explore the political and cultural implications of the court's transgressive new character.
Download or read book Mistresses written by Linda Porter and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 licentiousness prevailed. Mistresses is the story of the women who shared Charles’s bed, each of whom wielded influence on both the politics and cultural life of the country. From the young king-in-exile’s first mistress and mother to his first child, Lucy Walter, to the promiscuous and ill-tempered courtier, Barbara Villiers. From Frances Teresa Stuart, ‘the prettiest girl in the world’ to history’s most famous orange-seller, ‘pretty, witty’ Nell Gwynn and to her fellow-actress, Moll Davis, who bore the last of the king’s fifteen illegitimate children. From Louise de Kéroualle, the French aristocrat – and spy for Louis XIV – to the sexually ambiguous Hortense Mancini. Here, too, is the forlorn and humiliated Queen Catherine, the Portuguese princess who was Charles’s childless queen. Drawing on a wide variety of original sources, including material in private archives, Linda Porter paints a vivid picture of these women and of Restoration England, an era that was both glamorous and sordid.
Download or read book Charles II and His Court written by Cyril Brett and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Court of Charles II 1649 1734 written by and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Court of Charles II 1649 1734 written by Henri Forneron and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed examination of one of the most notorious courts in European history--the court of the English king Charles II. Henri Forneron offers a panoramic view of the political, social, and cultural landscape of the era, drawing upon a wealth of primary sources to present a rich and nuanced account of life at court. From the intrigue and scandal of the royal court to its role in shaping the politics of the era, this book is a fascinating exploration of one of the most turbulent and fascinating periods in English history. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The King s Bed written by Don Jordan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2015-01-08 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To refer to the private life of Charles II is to abuse the adjective. His personal life was anything but private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces surrounded by friends, courtiers and literally hundreds of servants and soldiers. Gossip radiated throughout the kingdom. Charles spent most of his wealth and his intellect on gaining and keeping the company of women, from the lowest sections of society such as the actress Nell Gwyn to the aristocratic Louise de Kérouaille. Some of Charles' women played their part in the affairs of state, colouring the way the nation was run. Don Jordan and Michael Walsh take us inside Charles' palace, where we will meet court favourites, amusing confidants, advisors jockeying for political power, mistresses past and present as well as key figures in his inner circle such as his 'pimpmasters' and his personal pox doctor. The astonishing private life of Charles II reveals much about the man he was and why he lived and ruled as he did. The King's Bed tells the compelling story of a king ruled by his passion.
Download or read book King Charles II written by Antonia Fraser and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-06-16 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following a youth of poverty and bitter exile after his father's execution, the ousted king first challenged, then made his magnificent escape from, Cromwell's troops before he was eventually restored to his throne in triumph in 1660. Spanning his life both before and after the Restoration, Antonia Fraser's lively and fascinating biography captures all the vitality of the man and the expansiveness of the age.
Download or read book Memoirs of the Court of Charles II written by Antoine comte de Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scandalous Liaisons written by R. E. Pritchard and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the most hedonistic, loose-living court in English history
Download or read book Rochester and other literary rakes of the court of Charles ii by the author of The life of sir Kenelm Digby written by Thomas Longueville and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Charles II written by Royal Collection Trust and published by Royal Collection Editions. This book was released on 2018 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Restoration era of the British monarchy covers the reigns of Charles II (1660-85) and James II (1685-8). This publication focuses on the art and culture of the Restoration court at this time, including the development of an 'English baroque' and the use of court ritual and art (especially decorative art) by both monarchs. This sumptuously illustrated book showcases the replacement crown jewels made for the coronation of Charles II in 1661, his collection of Italian Old Master paintings, drawings by Leonardo da Vinci and the spectacular furnishings of the palaces of Whitehall and St James's.
Download or read book Memoirs of the Court of Charles II written by Grammont and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Charles II and His Court written by Arthur Cyril Adair Brett and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memoirs of the Court of Charles Ii written by Philibert Count De Gramont and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philibert, Count de Gramont (1621-1707), said that his ideal man was "a being without conscience, without principle, without religion, without a soul." His memoirs "have the merit of being true; in no other work is the reality of that profligate society of St. James's so vividly expressed; in no other contemporary memoirs is there so much wit, such grace of style, such skill in portraiture."
