A review by laural444
Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge by Eleanor Herman

4.0

I know, I know, this looks very dirty and mindless. I loved reading things I didn't know about mistresses and their kings. I've had plenty of questions (what if the husband of the woman minds? What if the queen was bothered by it?) and there were plenty of examples that answered my questions. The author presented the material in a gossipy way, which I didn't mind, and was rather disorganized, but I didn't have a hard time following who was who. The only thing that annoyed me was the frequent use of "we can imagine..." or "we picture...", followed by long descriptions.