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Very interesting account one of the Royal Mistress' to King Charles II, Barbara Villiers Palmer or as she later became (through royal favor) Countess of Castlemaine, Duchess of Cleveland. This is a fast moving and entertaining read about a woman who is generally reviled in history as she was in her own time period (late 1600's). An interesting and well written account of the world of King Charles II and the "bawdy Restoration court". According to "The Historical Novels Review", "Wonderful...whisks the reader into a period rife with intrigue, love, sex, war and religous strife.". I enjoyed this book. It does have some sexual content but not in the extreme (at least in my view).
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