Search - Sex with Kings: 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, and Revenge

A salacious title but not a naughty read....if you know your world history you will appreciate this book more, but if you don't it is still a good book. A king's mistress led a perilous life. One day she had great power and authority and some mistresses were even the power behind the throne. Just as quickly, she could be sent from court with literally nothing. Genny

Fascinated by the topic, I was eager to read this book. Unfortunately, I would like to rewrite it! I appreciate that it is well researched, but the set up of the book was confusing and it was difficult to keep any of the mistresses straight. I think it would have been better to work in a chronological order so at least one could follow things historically. It is still worth reading, but better if you know your history.

Sure, there's a lot of names, but you don't have to remember all of them. The stories are what make this book a great read. It's a book you can sit down and pick up again without having to worry about where you left off. I found it to be fun and interesting although my son was embarrassed when I took a book in public with the word "sex" in the title.

This book is about royal mistresses. Even Camilla Parker-Bowles is mentioned. The influence, power, greed and rivalry is interesting. The kings should have suffered more for their adultery.

Interesting non-fiction about the mistresses of the kings of Europe and their power, lives, etc.

A delightful read for a history book. Great citations for the historian.