Irreverent and gossipy, the books are packed with carnal tidbits and eye-opening revelations. The headlines of Royal infidelity and divorce that are the bread and butter of today's tabloid press. It covers a wide and sorted range of scandals from Henry VIII to present day (Book published in 1994-at the time Princess Di and Prince Charles were separated but not divorced. Of course the tragic death of Princess Di had not happened ye. It is probably a PG-13 book, not a Entertaining book.

People have always been fascinated by the sexual behaviour of kings and queens, princes and princesses - hence the success of the tabloid press. Historically, though, this fascination is not purely prurient - royal marriages, infidelities and divorces have had enormous political repercussions. Unfortunately, down the ages, the British royals have shown a singular lack of sexual restraint

Nigel Cawthorne (born 27 March 1951 in Wolverhampton) is a British writer of fiction and . Sex Lives of the Kings and Queens of England.

He also contributed to The Guardian, the Daily Mirror, the Daily Mail, and the New-York Tribune Contents. Sex Lives of the Hollywood Goddesses. Sex Lives of the Hollywood Goddesses 2. Sex Lives of the Hollywood Idols. Sex Lives of the Great Artists. Sex Lives of the Great Composers.

Nigel Cawthorne has written quite an affectionate history of the Royal predelictions and desires. It is occassionally judgemental, but mostly it is Cawthorne enjoys the topic and his subjects. Of Edward VII and Daisy for instance, he writes not only of their affair but of the aftermath when, as good friends, they continued corresponding. You may not come away from this book with a greater understanding of history, but perhaps some salient lessons in human frailty and egoism. 2 people found this helpful.

book by Nigel Cawthorne. Sometimes history is made on battlefields, sometimes in bedrooms. Unfortunately, down the ages, the British royals have shown a singular lack of sexual restraint.

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Divided into easy-reference chapters based on the ruling dynasties of England, it follows the fascinating history of monarchs from the first Saxon kings to the Windsors of the present day. Author Nigel Cawthorne paints vivid portraits of a mixed bunch of rulers ranging from the drunken and debauched merry monarch Charles II to the idealized domesticity and colonial ambition of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Box features on special topics.

From Henry VIII to the Present Day. by Nigel Cawthorne. Published June 1994 by Smithmark Pub.