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Books 2020 – on sale today – Mistresses: Sex and Scandal at the Court of Charles II

‘According to the great diarist, John Evelyn, Charles II was ‘addicted to women’, and throughout his long reign a great many succumbed to his charms. Clever, urbane and handsome, Charles presided over a hedonistic court, in which licence and licentiousness … Continue reading

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