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Far from being servants or decorative accessories in court, ladies-in-waiting competed for real positions of power--and many succeeded in their goals, sometimes betraying their queens in the process. A few even became royal mistresses, such as the rapacious Lady Castlemaine who amassed a fortune and flaunted her hold over King Charles I. Drawing on a wide variety of primary sources, including the diaries of such shrewd onlookers as Lady Cowper and Fanny Burney, bestselling author Anne Somerset provides a guide to the character, profligate or pious, of each court. This lively combination of entertaining anecdote and searching analysis is social history at its most colorful.
"...provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material..."--The New York Times
Richardson and Somerset here tackle the working girls of yore. Richardson's 1967 volume tells the story of France's 12 most notorious courtesans, while Somerset's 1984 outing follows their English counterparts. Both present women who used sex to gain power and wealth. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
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Troy Adams
reviewed Ladies in Waiting: From the Tudors to the Present Day on July 09, 2011
Ladies in Waiting: From the Tudors to the Present Day
Perhaps my dislike toward this book is due to the fact that it was first published in 1984 and thus, much of the material has been covered in ever subsequent royal history book since (and in a muich more detailed manner); or perhaps it is merely Somerset's writing style but the point is, I didn't find this book to be either interesting or very informative.
Much of the text is dry and/or information which a reader with an average amount of royal knowledge can pretty much hypothesize of suspect. Plus, Somesert dives too deep into menial facts which can seem to be fascinating on the outside (such as the fasions and desired cloth colors) but are boring even to a fashion-obsessed reader.
Overall, you can learn more of the world of maids, ladies, servants, etc from the sidenotes in other royal history books. Reading this one isn't necessary.
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