The Princess and the Politicians - Sex, Intrigue and Diplomacy in Regency England

Presenting a narrative moving from St Petersburg to London and Paris and back, this work relates the political history of Europe in the wake of the Napoleonic wars. It also paints a portrait of a spirited, fascinating woman, Princess Dorothea Lieven, wife of the Russian Ambassador in London from 1812-1840, who sought to influence the destiny of nations by playing the men at their own game...