Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures That Rocked the British Monarchy

by Leslie Carroll

Book Overview

A funny, raucous, and delightfully dirty history of 1,000 years of bedroom-hopping secrets and scandals of Britain's royals.

Insatiable kings, lecherous queens, kissing cousins, and wanton consorts-history has never been so much fun.

Royal unions have always been the stuff of scintillating gossip, from the passionate Plantagenets to Henry VIII's alarming head count of wives and mistresses, to the Sapphic crushes of Mary and Anne...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451223985
• ISBN13: 9780451223982
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Berkley / Nal
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Royally Fun...

This is a lusty romp of a book...as the title says. It is a light fluffy read about the British Royals and their love lives..and I found it enjoyable. Highly recommend it.

Loved It!

Leslie Carroll's Royal Affairs is one of those rare books on history that manages to be both impeccably researched and historically accurate, and wildly entertaining. It's a juicy, brilliantly-written romp through the extra-marital affairs of the kings and queens of England, the kind of book you can either read cover to cover or dip in and out of. The whole book is of very high quality and beautifully presented - kudos to the publishers, as well as to the author for writing such a terrific work!

ROYAL FUN

Publisher's Weekly called Amanda Elyot (a/k/a Leslie Carroll) the "Queen of historical fiction". Well, the Queen has now turned her attention to fact, in her non-fiction debut, "ROYAL AFFAIRS: A Lusty Romp Through the Extramarital Adventures that Rocked the British Monarchy". For lovers of salacious tabloids, this book is a MUST READ! It's hard to believe the goings on among the Royals. Fans of Showtime's "The Tudors" and the popular novel and film "The Other Boleyn Girl", will love the fact that "Royal Affairs" spotlights the TRUE stories behind these beloved (or reviled -depending on how you view it) historical personalities. The old cliche, "truth is stranger than fiction" absolutely applies here. The actual shenanigans of these royal figures and their lovers, as Ms. Carroll recounts wittily, are frequently more exotic, exciting and passionate than those engaged in by their fictional counterparts. Just imagine our ancestors devouring every word of delicious gossip about the royals of their time as we've all digested every titillating word about Prince Charles, Princess Diana and royal mistress Camilla, who had the guts to hang on in until the Prince made an "honest woman" out of her. The reason for most of these royal marriages was not love -but political and economic gain. So it's not surprising that many kings, queens, dukes and duchesses indulged their libidos without benefit of marriage. Ms. Carroll is a meticulous researcher and her efforts recall various forms of sexual encounters from flirtations and love letters to rampant sex with glamourous (and not so glamourous -or beautiful) men and woman who willingly shared their wares. For sheer FUN, pick up a copy of ROYAL AFFAIRS... it will make a truly marvelous addition to your summer reading list. You might also pick up some royal tips to add sparkle to your own sex lives.