Forever Amber (novel)
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Forever Amber is a historical romance novel by Kathleen Winsor set in 17th-century England. It was made into a film in 1947 by 20th Century Fox.
First-edition cover
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Countess of Castlemaine, was an English royal mistress of the Villiers family and perhaps the most notorious of the many mistresses of King Charles II of Engl
Forever Amber (novel)
…Charles II of England – The newly returned King of England who is well known for his voracious sexual appetite, good-temper, and political savvy. Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland – The king's one-time favorite mistress who is an ill-tempered but extremely beautiful woman who is ambitious and enjoys scheming. George Villiers, 2nd…
Portrait attributed to John Greenhill. Dated to no later than 1676.
Barbara Palmer's lack of fortune limited her marriage prospects
Portrait by Sir Peter Lely (c. 1666)
Barbara, Duchess of Cleveland, circa 1705, by Sir Godfrey Kneller