Matthew Dennison

The merry monarch and his mistresses; was sex for Charles II a dangerous distraction?

A review of The King’s Bed by Don Jordan and Michael Walsh finds the king’s concubines disappointingly greedy and self-seeking

issue 31 January 2015
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  • The King’s Bed: Sex, Power and the Court of Charles II

    Don Jordan and Michael Walsh

    Little Brown, pp. 354

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