Untamed Royal Mistresses in History

The common definition of a mistress is as a man’s permanent female sexual companion and one with whom marriage has not been solemnized. A man-mistress relationship commonly occurs when the man happens to be married officially or at least legally, to another woman. A relationship between a man and his mistress is generally stable and [...]

Mistresses in Literature

One of the best accounts of mistresses and their role on literature is depicted accurately in Elizabeth Abbott’s book entitled ‘History of Mistresses’. This is an interesting book which has 13 chapters. The chapters are organized both thematically and chronologically with each chapter being featured as an individual case study.

When one talks about lives of [...]