Ebook: Courtiers: the secret history of Kensington Palace
Author: Worsley Lucy
- Tags: ARCHITECTURE--Historic Preservation--General, HISTORY--Modern--18th Century, Kings and rulers, Manners and customs, Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900, Palaces Chateaux Country Houses, History, Electronic books, Kensington Palace (London England) -- History, Kensington and Chelsea (London England) -- History, Great Britain -- Kings and rulers, Kensington and Chelsea (London England) -- Social life and customs, HISTORY -- Modern -- 18th Century, ARCHITECTURE -- Historic Preservation -- Gene
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Faber & Faber Non Fiction
- City: England;London;Kensington and Chelsea;Great Britain;Kensington and Chelsea (London
- Language: English
- epub
In the eighteenth century, the palace's most elegant assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty-spots, where fans whistled open like flick-knives. In the eighteenth century, the palace's most elegant assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty-spots, where fans whistled open like flick-knives.Ambitious and talented people flocked to court of George II and Queen Caroline in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. Successful courtiers needed level heads and cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. Among them, a Vice Chamberlain with many vices, a Maid of Honour with a secret marriage, a pushy painter, an alcoholic equerry, a Wild Boy, a penniless poet, a dwarf comedian, two mysterious turbaned Turks and any number of discarded royal mistresses.An eye-opening portrait of a group of royal servants, Courtiers also throws new light on the dramatic life of George II and Queen Caroline at Kensington Palace. Lucy Worsley is Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces, based at Hampton Court. She also regularly appears on radio and television, on BBC1's The One Show, as well as Timewatch and other history programmes. Lucy is the author of Courtiers: The Secret History of Kensington Palace and Cavalier: A Tale of Chivalry, Passion and Great Houses.
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