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Courtiers
- The Secret History of the Georgian Court
Engelsk Paperback
Courtiers
- The Secret History of the Georgian Court
Engelsk Paperback

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An eye-opening portrait of an enthralling group of royal servants, Courtiers throws new light on the dramatic life of George II and Queen Caroline and their court at Kensington Palace.

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.

''The kind of captivating history I most enjoy: full of unexpected stories. It makes one look at Kensington Palace in a completely new light.'' - Lady Antonia Fraser

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
432
ISBN-13:
9780571238903
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0571238904
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
2 jun 2011
Længde:
29mm
Bredde:
124mm
Højde:
195mm
Forlag:
Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato:
2 jun 2011
Forfatter(e):
Kategori sammenhænge