Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 76 Hall, Thornton 1858 Greenwood, William de Redman Love affairs of the Courts of Europe Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Dave Morgan, Wilelmina Mallière and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Love Affairs of the Courts of Europe" by Thornton Hall is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the intricate and often scandalous romantic relationships among European royalty and nobility, intertwining themes of love, power, and intrigue throughout various courts. The opening of the book presents the narrative of Catherine I of Russia, detailing her rise from humble beginnings as a peasant girl to the Empress alongside Peter the Great. The section portrays her initial unexpected encounters with the Emperor, highlighting her unusual charm and capacity to navigate the complexities of court life. As the story unfolds, it depicts Catherine's resourcefulness and emotional connection with Peter, demonstrating a blend of affection and political maneuvering that characterized their relationship. This introduction sets the stage for the following tales of love and romance that will encapsulate various historical figures and their intertwined destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Courts and courtiers D Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European 624252 581145 2024-10-05T17:10:23.070014 2023-10-06T04:53:01.517759 text/html text/html 561139 2020-12-14T20:50:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 389642 2020-12-14T20:50:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 469917 2024-10-05T17:10:34.716969 application/epub+zip 482093 2024-10-05T17:10:26.980970 application/epub+zip 304087 2024-10-05T17:10:25.294995 application/epub+zip 763927 2024-10-05T17:10:40.680907 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684018 2024-10-05T17:10:33.533939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492664 2022-09-06T19:53:42.563676 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516070 515988 2024-10-05T17:10:21.153517 2023-10-06T04:53:00.135754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 517242 2020-12-14T20:50:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203520 2020-12-14T20:50:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 517252 2020-12-14T20:50:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203282 2020-12-14T20:50:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20648 2024-10-05T17:10:40.814887 application/rdf+xml 14883 2024-10-05T17:10:25.911952 image/jpeg 3513 2024-10-05T17:10:25.598954 image/jpeg 462423 2024-10-05T17:10:23.142967 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog