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Royal Affairs: A Lusty Romp Through The Extramarital Adventures That Rocked The British Monarchy (2008)

by Leslie Carroll(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0451223985 (ISBN13: 9780451223982)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

NAL Trade

review 1: An addictive and decadent journey told through the affairs of monarchs. Starting with the early mediaeval period and working it's way until the present, this books titillating contents become quite eye opening. With secret bisexuals and hinted gay rulers thrown in, this is not only informative but also extremely entertaining. My only criticism of this would be the slight slang language it sometimes fell into 'he literally beat the crap out of him' - sentences like this need to be reworded. Considering it only occurs maybe 4-5 times in the whole book though, it was little enough to forgive it, and doesn't affect the overall quality. Highly enjoyable and a good companion to anyone who likes royal history.
review 2: I felt that this particular book was far too sim... moreilar to Eleanor Herman's books "Sex with Kings" and "Sex with the Queen".I realize that Carroll focused on the British monarchy but the affairs she covers are largely the same as the ones in Herman's earlier published books. Carroll's section on Princess Diana, Prince Charles, and Camilla Parker Bowles read very similarly to what Herman wrote.Carroll cites both of Herman's books on royal affairs in her bibliography.I am not suggesting plagiarism, but a lack of originality. I also really wish this had been edited better. There were some serious errors. It was a bit too informal for my liking. It read like a gossip magazine. I realize it is light history and supposed to be entertaining but non-fiction historical works should have just a little bit more weight to them. If you're interested in the subject matter I would go with Eleanor Herman's well written, well documented, pithy but still more "historical" books. less

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