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Behind the Throne
- A Domestic History of the Royal Household
Engelsk Hardback

Behind the Throne

- A Domestic History of the Royal Household
Engelsk Hardback

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Behind the Throne is, above all, a history of family life.

They ate, entertained their friends and worried about money. Henry VIII kept tripping over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the drink bills.

The great difference is that royal families had more help with their lives than most.

Charles I maintained a household of 2,000. Victoria''s medical establishment alone consisted of thirty doctors, three dentists and a chiropodist. Even today, Elizabeth II keeps a full-time staff of 1,200.

A royal household was a community, a vast machine. Everyone, from James I''s Master of the Horse down to William IV''s Assistant Table Decker, was there to smooth the sovereign''s path through life while simultaneously confirming their status.

Here, Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking you on a remarkable journey, exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads.

Behind the Throne is a true domestic history of the royal household, a reconstruction of life behind the throne.

''The most interesting and informative book on British royalty for many years'' Literary Review













Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
384
ISBN-13:
9781910702826
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
191070282X
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Udg. Dato:
27 sep 2018
Længde:
35mm
Bredde:
184mm
Højde:
236mm
Forlag:
Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato:
27 sep 2018
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