Royal Mistresses Of The House Of Hanover-Windsor. Secrets, Scandals And Betrayals

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Pirgos Press
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: First Edition

Description: 425 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The genuine love match between Prince William and Kate Middleton has rekindled enthusiasm for the British monarchy. In the past, young princes reluctantly entered into arranged marriages and took mistresses. Perdita Robinson, a famous actress, was enticed from the stage with promises of money to live with the fickle Prince of Wales, who turned her and her child onto the street. Perdita fought back, won a financial settlement and became a pioneer of womens writing. Edward VIIs most fascinating mistresses were aristocrats wives like the multi-talented unconventional Lady Jennie Churchill, mother of Winston, and the headstrong heiress, Daisy, Countess of Warwick, mother of one of Edwards love children. Beautiful Alice Keppel became the love of Edwards life and was the great-grandmother of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, yet another royal mistress. Edwards grandson, Edward VIII suffered an attack of mumps that left him physically and mentally immature. He implored Mrs Freda Dudley Ward to elope but she refused. Another mistress, Lady Thelma Furness, star of Hollywoods silent screen, introduced Edward to the domineering Wallis Simpson who insisted the impotent king seek psychiatric help. In order that Wallis could look like a queen the Duke of Windsor lavished her with jewels and forgave her infidelities in this most intriguing of all royal stories.(From a reader) -I enjoy historical works by this author and this is about the 7th Ive read. Motivations of the aristocrats and princes and mistresses makes me glad to be living in current times. Much was determined by the womans fathers wealth or lack of it. de Vries makes history approachable, especially about these mistresses whose circumstances were affected by religion, lack of marketable other skills or greed. And also affected by the gambling debts of the aristocrats with whom their lives were entwined. Not a very flattering view of royalty but good reading.

ISBN: 9780980621624