{"product_id":"books-cupid-and-the-king-by-hrh-princess-michael-of-kent","title":"Cupid and the King","description":"The royal European courts were unsurpassed for their glamour, wealth, fame, danger, treachery, and politics. The royal mistress was at the center of that world -- admired for her beauty and sensuality; feared for the power she wielded; even vilified, envied, and resented. In times when women had very little power, the royal mistress had enormous influence, and yet she is seldom mentioned in official histories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCupid and the King, \u003c\/i\u003e Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent recounts the stories of five very different women, each of whom became a celebrated -- or notorious -- courtesan: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNell Gwyn, \u003c\/b\u003e the bawdy, vivacious orange seller turned actress who endeared herself to Charles I -- and the country -- with her wit and down-to-earth manner \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMadame de Pompadour, \u003c\/b\u003e the extravagant, elegant maitresse-en-titre of Louis XV who became one of the great patrons of her time while enraging the people of France \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarie Walewska, \u003c\/b\u003e who became Napoleon's mistress to save her country \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLola Montez, \u003c\/b\u003e the flamboyant, scandalous Irish beauty who reinvented herself as a Spanish aristocrat to win the heart of Ludwig I of Bavaria \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eLillie Langtry, \u003c\/b\u003e the legendary beauty immortalized by the most famous artists of her day and the only woman to completely monopolize Edward, Prince of Wales, later Edward VI \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with an insider's keen understanding of court life and filled with delicious details born of impeccable research, \u003ci\u003eCupid and the King\u003c\/i\u003e explores a little-known chapter of the history of women's roles in the royal bedrooms of Europe.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53671652458769,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780002239110.jpg?v=1781516844","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-cupid-and-the-king-by-hrh-princess-michael-of-kent","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}