Title: Royal Harlot
Subtitle: A Novel of the Countess Castlemaine and King Charles II
Description: A young but far from innocent Barbara marries rich but proper Roger Palmer, whose Royalist politics set them on the path that will make her a famous courtesan and favorite of King Charles II. Lusty, bawdy and cunning, she's a fine match for the king, whose reign is portrayed as fraught with great expectations that go largely unfulfilled. Both Charles and his court are pleasingly debauched, and Charles, though well-intentioned, proves himself to be a very poor king as kings went.
Subjects: Mistresses, Kings and rulers, Paramours, Fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Great britain, fiction, Fiction, biographical
Places: Great Britain
People: Charles II King of England (1630-1685), Barbara Villiers Palmer Cleveland Duchess of (1641-1709)