Sex in history

Sexual desires have manifested far more significantly throughout human history than reputable historians might be willing to admit. For instance, the decade-long siege of Troy only occurred because the Trojan prince, Paris, abducted Helen, the wife of Spartan king Menelaus, who was reputedly the most beautiful woman in the ancient world. We could continue in a similar vein. Even the incomprehensible mass popularity of modern dictators like Mussolini, Hitler, or Mao Zedong was conditioned by the admiration of, above all, the female public. In seeking an answer to the question of how sex has influenced world history, the author of this book takes us to the courts of great kings and queens, examining its impact on literature, art, and, above all, politics. In doing so, he presents not mere speculation but bases his arguments on established facts, from which he draws very remarkable and surprising conclusions.