Ladies of the Bedchamber: The Role of the Royal Mistress

Ladies of the Bedchamber: The Role of the Royal Mistress

by Dennis Friedman (Author)

Synopsis

Examining the roles played by the mistress and the concubine, this study also sheds light on commercial sex, the ready availability of which possibly protected the sanctity of marriage in the years preceding today's less holy alliances. The book shows how sex addiction cast its shadow over the 20th century--from the accession of King Edward VII in 1901 to his and Mrs. Alice Keppel's great, great grandchildren and to Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles today.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: 2Rev Ed
Publisher: Peter Owen Ltd
Published: 30 Mar 2005

ISBN 10: 0720612446
ISBN 13: 9780720612448

Media Reviews
'Dennis Friedman's entertaining book ... provides a legitimate excuse for highlighting rampant royal debauchery ... Camilla is something of a shrinking violet compared to raunchy royal mistresses of the past, and Friedman's disclosures make the royal love-birds' 30-year fling look like rather tepid stuff.' - Val Hennessy, Daily Mail 'A very good read, full of fascinating information about royal behaviour.' - What's On in London 'A delightful book.' - Royal Book News (USA) 'I loved Dennis Friedman's Ladies of the Bedchamber!' - Edwina Currie, New Statesman Books of the Year
Author Bio
DENNIS FRIEDMAN is a psychiatrist who has published many innovative studies on phobias, sexual problems and other psychological disorders. Formerly of St Bartholemew's Hospital, London, he is the author of Inheritance: A Psychological History of the Royal Family and Darling Georgie: The Enigma of King George V.