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100 1  Herman, Eleanor,|d1960- 
245 10 Sex with the Queen :|b900 Years of Vile Kings, Virile 
       Lovers, and Passionate Politics /|cEleanor Herman. 
246 3  Nine hundred years of vile kings, virile lovers, and 
       passionate politics 
246 30 900 years of vile kings, virile lovers, and passionate 
       politics 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bHarperCollins,
       |c[2009] 
264  4 |c©2009 
300    1 online resource (352 pages) 
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520    In this follow-up to her bestselling Sex with Kings, 
       Eleanor Herman reveals the truth about what goes on behind
       the closed door of a queen's boudoir. Impeccably 
       researched, filled with page-turning romance, passion, and
       scandal, Sex with the Queen explores the scintillating 
       sexual lives of some of our most beloved and infamous 
       female rulers. She was the queen, living in an opulent 
       palace, wearing lavish gowns and dazzling jewels. She was 
       envied, admired, and revered. She was also miserable, 
       having been forced to marry a foreign prince sight unseen,
       a royal ogre who was sadistic, foaming at the mouth, 
       physically repulsive, mentally incompetent, or sexually 
       impotent—and in some cases all of the above. How did 
       queens find happiness? In courts bristling with 
       testosterone—swashbuckling generals, polished courtiers, 
       and virile cardinals—many royal women had love affairs. 
       Anne Boleyn flirted with courtiers; Catherine Howard slept
       with one. Henry VIII had both of them beheaded. Catherine 
       the Great had her idiot husband murdered, and ruled the 
       Russian empire with a long list of sexy young favorites. 
       Marie Antoinette fell in love with the handsome Swedish 
       count Axel Fersen, who tried valiantly to rescue her from 
       the guillotine. Empress Alexandra of Russia found 
       emotional solace in the mad monk Rasputin. Her behavior 
       was the spark that set off the firestorm of the Russian 
       revolution. Princess Diana gave up her palace bodyguard to
       enjoy countless love affairs, which tragically led to her 
       early death. When a queen became sick to death of her 
       husband and took a lover, anything could happen—from 
       disgrace and death to political victory. Some kings 
       imprisoned erring wives for life; other monarchs 
       obligingly named the queen's lover prime minister. The 
       crucial factor deciding the fate of an unfaithful queen 
       was the love affair's implications in terms of power, 
       money, and factional rivalry. At European courts, it was 
       the politics—not the sex—that caused a royal woman's 
       tragedy—or her ultimate triumph. 
588 0  Print version record. 
650  0 Empresses|xSexual behavior|zEurope. 
650  0 Queens|xSexual behavior|zEurope. 
650  0 Empresses|zEurope|vBiography. 
650  0 Queens|zEurope|vBiography. 
650  7 HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.|2bisacsh 
651  0 Europe|xKings and rulers|xParamours. 
651  0 Europe|xSocial life and customs. 
651  0 Europe|xCourt and courtiers|xHistory. 
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       queen.|dNew York : W. Morrow, c2006.|z9780060846732 (alk. 
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