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From two veteran historians comes a smart and spirited history of Charles II's dissolute life and unexpected legacy. To make reference to the private life of Charles II is to misuse the adjective. His personal life was not private. His amorous liaisons were largely conducted in royal palaces ornamented by friends, courtiers, and virtually a huge selection of servants and troops. Gossip radiated throughout the kingdom. Charles spent almost all of his riches and his intellect on gaining and keeping the business of women, from the lowest of society like the actress Nell Gwyn to the aristocratic Louise de Kérouaille. Some of Charles' women performed their part in the affairs of talk about, coloring what sort of country was run. The writers take us inside Charles' palace, where we will meet judge favorites, amusing confidants, advisors jockeying for political electricity, mistresses past and present, as well as key information in Charles' inner group, including his "pimpmasters" and his personal pox doctor. The amazing personal life of Charles II unveils much about the person he was and why he lived and ruled as he have. The King's Bed instructs the compelling report of a king ruled by his enthusiasm.
