Book description
Charles II, the Merry Monarch, is determined that his people shall
know peace and religious freedom. But the shadows cast over the throne
by his son Monmouth and his wayward, Papist brother, the Duke of York,
are proving too much for his popularity.
Amidst these dramatic events that shaped Restoration England our
promiscuous regent was often to be found in the company of his many
woman. Including the ready arms of little Nell Gwyn, his buxom, pretty
and witty mistress.
Here Plaidy brings to life the various loves and political losses of
one of our most amorous Kings.
Jean Plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for
most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific English
author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Victoria Holt. Jean Plaidy's
novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by the time of her
death in 1993.
