A Health Unto His Majesty by Jean Plaidy

A Health Unto His Majesty

Charles II #2

Jean Plaidy

288 pages first pub 1956 (editions) user-added

fiction historical dark slow-paced
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A Health Unto His Majesty by Jean Plaidy is a gripping historical novel that will captivate readers who delight in the intrigue and politics of 17th-century England, particularly those fascinated by the complexities of royal life, romance, and the struggles of women in a patriarchal society.

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A 30-year-old Charles II is rapturously welcomed back on the throne after years in exile. Needing funds he marries the wealthy Portuguese princess, Catherine of Braganza. But this is an unsuccessful match to his unattractive princess fails to prov...

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