Sex with Kings 500 Years of Adultery, Power, Rivalry and Revenge by Eleanor Herman Introduction Chapter 1: Sex with the King Chapter 2: Beyond the Bed -- The Art of Pleasing a King Chapter 3: The Mistress and the Queen -- Rivals for a King’s Love Chapter 4: Cuckold to the King – The Mistress’s Husband Chapter 5: Unceasing Vigilance – The Price of Success Chapter 6: Loving Profitably – The Wages of Sin Chapter 7: Political Power between the Sheets Chapter 8: Red Whores of Babylon -- Public Opinion and the Mistress Chapter 9: The Fruits of Sin – Royal Bastards Chapter 10: Death of the King Chapter 11: The End of a Brilliant Career and Beyond Chapter 12: Monarchs, Mistresses and Marriage Footnotes Bibliography