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The Royal Palaces of London
Author | : David Souden,Lucy Worsley,Brett Dolman |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Palaces |
ISBN | : 1858944236 |
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'The Royal Palaces of London' brings together the stories of these buildings and the characters, events and art that have filled their grand spaces and intimate corners from the Norman Conquest to modern times.
Scandals of the Royal Palaces
Author | : Tom Quinn |
Publsiher | : Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2021-10-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781785907210 |
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George Orwell once said that the British love a really good murder. He might have added that the only thing the British love more than a good murder is a really good scandal, and best of all are the sexual and political scandals that take place behind the gilded doors of Britain's royal palaces. From Edward II's intimate relationship with Piers Gaveston to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's dramatic exit from the royal family, the royal residences have seen it all. This glorious romp of a book contains new information on well-known and not-so-well-known scandals, including those that have only recently been revealed through the release of previously secret official papers. Exploring surviving palaces such as Kensington as well as long‐vanished residences including Whitehall, Scandals of the Royal Palaces is the first in-depth look at the bad behaviour of not just the royals themselves but also palace officials, courtiers, household servants and hangers‐on. Delving into the bitter hatreds that generations of King Georges nursed for their eldest sons, Queen Victoria's opium‐fuelled rages and Edward VII's near-miss perjury conviction, royal expert Tom Quinn reveals that scandal and the royal family have always been bedfellows. And if the behaviour of today's royals is anything to go by, the glittering palaces will continue to house intriguing, embarrassing and outrageous scandals for centuries to come.
Royal Palaces
Author | : Marcello Morelli |
Publsiher | : White Star Publishers |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2008-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 8854400467 |
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Built to astonish the masses and to celebrate the magnificence of the most powerful families in the world, royal palaces and house are the reminders of a bygone era. This book tells the mysteries and legends of the buildings, and the official and secret versions of the history of their occupants. The text is complemented by a series of splendid photographs that together transport the reader on a visit to a place where the lives of royal families and their courts burned bright, and where beauty was mixed with power.
The Royal Palaces of India
Author | : George Michell |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0500279640 |
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An in-depth survey of Indian palaces. It contains photographs to display the beauty and atmosphere of these buildings, and George Michell evokes life within the palaces and describes their many elements: halls, courtyards, temples, mosques, private apartments and service quarters.
The Royal Palaces of Spain
Author | : Juan A. Hernández Ferrero |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Palaces |
ISBN | : 0789205017 |
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Looks at eight palaces, including the Palace of Madrid, the Palace of El Escorial, and Reales Alcazares de Seville, and describes their unique histories.
Crown Sceptre
Author | : Tracy Borman |
Publsiher | : Hodder & Stoughton |
Total Pages | : 719 |
Release | : 2021-11-18 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781529339512 |
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A stunning tour de force and a remarkable achievement.- Alison Weir This is Our Island Story for the modern age. - Charles Spencer 'Not just a brilliant compendium of biographies, but the biography of an institution: a marvellous read' - Tom Holland 'This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle' (William Shakespeare, Richard II) With 1000 years of royal history from 1066 to the present day, Domesday Book to Magna Carta the Field of Cloth of Gold to King Charles' accession, Crown & Sceptre is an unparalleled exploration of the British monarchy. From Sunday Times bestselling author and joint Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces Tracy Borman, comes a fresh, engaging and authoritative account of the crown's tumultuous history - including a chapter on King Charles III. Impeccably researched, Crown & Sceptre explores in gripping detail how this iconic institution has survived the storms of rebellion, revolution and war that brought most of the world's other monarchies to an abrupt and bloody end. It is a story of ruthless dynastic battles, political and social leadership, usurpation and abdication, all set against a backdrop of dazzling ceremony and pageantry. "Crown and Sceptre shows an astonishing command of a thousand years of the British monarchy, its traditions, roles and realities beyond the pageantry and romance. Beautifully crafted, insightful, and a genuine pleasure to read, it underscores the royal heritage at the heart of a nation." - Lauren Mackay "Crown and Sceptre" combines an eminently accessible narrative with a lucid scholarly lens. Tracy Borman skilfully unravels the trials and triumphs of this ever-shifting institution. By charting both the majesty and mechanics of monarchy, we get a vivid understanding of why its glittering gears shifted over time, and by whom the levers of change were pulled. A triumph.' - Owen Emmerson, Curator at Hever Castle 'Tracy Borman's passion for the British monarch and the crown is infectious and compelling!' - Estelle Paranque 'Borman embraces a huge task' - Gerard DeGroot, The Times Enlightening, gripping and skilfully composed, Tracy Borman navigates the twists and turns of the British monarchy with an expert hand. A pacy narrative that's simply bursting with colour and intrigue, Crown and Sceptre is both powerful and compulsively readable. A masterpiece. - Nicola Tallis
Scottish Royal Palaces
Author | : John G. Dunbar |
Publsiher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 186232042X |
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The first exclusive study of a group of buildings of outstanding historical and architectural interest. John G. Dunbar discusses the organisation of the royal works, the roles of the principal officials and tradesmen responsible for the construction of these palaces and how they functioned when the king and court were in residence. He focuses particularly on Linlithgow, Falkland, Stirling, Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle.
The Palace Papers
Author | : Tina Brown |
Publsiher | : Doubleday Canada |
Total Pages | : 536 |
Release | : 2022-04-26 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780385695152 |
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The riveting inside story of the British royal family since the death of Princess Diana, from the Queen’s tightening grip to the defection of Harry and Meghan—by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Diana Chronicles "Never again," became Queen Elizabeth II's mantra shortly after Diana's death. More specifically, there could never be "another Diana"—a member of the family whose global popularity upstaged, outshone, and posed an existential threat to the British monarchy. Picking up where The Diana Chronicles left off, The Palace Papers reveals how the royal family reinvented itself after the traumatic years when Diana's blazing celebrity ripped through the House of Windsor like a comet. Tina Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey that shows the Queen's stoic resolve as she coped with the passing of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother, and her partner for seven decades, Prince Philip, and triumphed in her Jubilee years even as the family dramas raged around her. She explores Prince Charles's determination to make Camilla his queen, the tension between two princes on "different paths," the ascendance of the resolute Kate Middleton, the disturbing allegations surrounding Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, and Harry and Meghan's stunning decision to "step back" as senior royals. Despite the fragile monarchy's best efforts, "never again" seems fast approaching. Full of powerful revelations, nuanced details, and searing insight, The Palace Papers will irrevocably change how the world perceives and understands the royal family.