The Royal Palaces (eBook)

Secrets and Scandals

Kate Williams (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
240 Seiten
Frances Lincoln (Verlag)
978-0-7112-6941-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams opens the doors to 30 palaces, castles and houses that have been connected with the British royals over the centuries.Well known for her expert insights in the media and on countless royal documentaries, Kate takes you on a tour of the UK's most fascinating palaces, past and present, to unveil the scandalous and little-known stories hidden between their walls.Included in the book are such famous royal residences as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, but also lesser-known locations such as Falkland Palace and Beaumaris Castle. Covering the breadth of British history, there are tales from the medieval era to the present.Among the palaces included are:St James's Palace, wedding venue for the disastrous union of Caroline of Brunswick and the debauched Prince of Wales, George IV, who turned up drunk and already secretly marriedHolyroodhouse, where staff once ran a flourishing side hustle, charging visitors money to see the bloodstains from the murder of Mary, Queen of Scots' secretary in the queen's chamberWhitehall Palace and Banqueting Hall, home to Charles II's secret laboratory, where he tried to create an elixir of youth using human skullsTower of London, the site of the unsolved mystery of the ';Princes in the Tower' the disappearance of the two young sons of Edward IVGlamis Castle, the inspiration for Shakespeare's MacbethGreenwich Palace, where Elizabeth I survived an assassination attempt when poison was placed in her saddleWindsor Castle, where princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were evacuated to during the Second World War, with a secret biscuit tin full of the Crown JewelsMarlborough House, home of Sarah Churchill, the passionate confidante of Queen Anne, before her cousin Abigail usurped her as the new favouriteRevel in the glory and glamour of royal life, as well as the salacious scandals that defined these palaces. The book is vividly brought to life by numerous beautiful illustrations by James Oses, and will beirresistible to anyone interested in British royalty and the history of the United Kingdom.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.6.2024
• Illustrationen: James Oses
• Zusatzinfo: 150
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 200 x 200 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• Schlagworte: Ancestry • Architecture • aristocracy • Balmoral • Balmoral Castle • Beaumaris Castle • brighton pavilion • British history • Buckingham Palace • Castle • Claremont House • Clarence House • Consort • Conwy Castle • coronation • Cottage • Crown Jewels • Divorce • duchess • Duke • Edinburgh Castle • edwardians • Eltham • Eltham palace • English monarchy history • Falkland • Falkland Palace • Family • Frogmore • Frogmore House • Georgians • glamis • Glamis Castle • Gossip • Greenwich Palace • Hampton Court • Hampton Court Palace • Hatfield • Hatfield House • Henry VIII • Heritage • Highgrove • Hillsborough Castle • history books for adults • History of Art • history of british monarchy • history of British monarchy • House • Imperial • Kensington • Kensington Palace • Kew Palace • King • king charles iii • Kings and Queens of England • Lady • Linlithgow • Linlithgow Palace • Llwynywermod • Lochleven Castle • Lodge • London • Lord • Marlborough House • marriage • Mey • Nonsuch • osborne • Osborne House • Palace • Palace of Holyroodhouse • Palace of Placentia • Prince • Princess Kate • Prince William • Queen • Queen Elizabeth • Queen Victoria • Rebellion • Regal • Regent • Richmond • Richmond Palace • Royal family books • royal history books • royalty • Rule • Sandringham • Sandringham House • scandal • Stirling Castle • St James's Palace • Stuarts • succession • The Windsors • Tower of London • Treasure • Tudors • uk monarchy history book • victorians • Walmer • Whitehall Palace • Windsor • Windsor Castle
• ISBN-10: 0-7112-6941-6 / 0711269416
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7112-6941-5 / 9780711269415