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Love Affairs of the Courts of Europe

The best stories are written by life itself, and that is why Thornton Hall has collected real life love stories in this volume. All the Princes Charming and the Fair Maidens of these stories are historical figures, which have at one time played their roles at one of the many Courts of Europe. Hall's writing style is entertaining and easy to follow, and though he may be guilty of embellishing the stories, the flourishes only add to their charm. - Summary by Carolin (9 hr 5 min)

Chapters

A Comedy Queen

The 'Bonnie Prince's' Bride

The Peasant and the Empress

A Crown that Failed

A Queen of Hearts

The Regent's Daughter

A Princess of Mystery

The King and the 'Little Dove'

The Romance of the Beautiful Swede

The Sister of an Emperor

A Siren of the Eighteenth Century

The Corsican and the Creole

The Enslaver of a King

An Empress and her Favourites

A Seventeenth-Century Cinderella

Bianca, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Richelieu, the Roué

The Indiscretions of a Princess

The Indiscretions of a Princess - continued

The Love-Affairs of a Regent

A Delilah of the Court of France

The 'Sun-King' and the Widow

A Throned Barbarian

A Friend of Marie Antoinette

The Rival Sisters

The Rival Sisters - continued

A Mistress of Intrigue

An Ill-Fated Marriage

An Ill-Fated Marriage - continued