May 06, 2019
By Michael Bruckler
Professor of History Christine Adams is quoted in the History Channel’s news site article, “The Royal Mistress: Often the Most Powerful Person in a King’s Court,” which examines how a monarch’s mistress was more than a sexual companion.
According to Adams, “There’s not a real division between formal and informal political power in the early French court. If you were a friend—or more than a friend— that makes you politically influential. You can get favors for your friends. You can get land. You can get money.”
Adams is the coauthor with Tracy Adams of the forthcoming book, “The Creation of the Official French Royal Mistress.”
