Courtiers : the secret history of Kensington Palace
Worsley, Lucy2010
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Place reservation for Courtiers : the secret history of Kensington PalaceAmbitious and talented people flocked to court in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. While its inhabitants were cocooned in comfort and splendour, successful courtiers had 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 an enthralling group of royal servants, Courtiers also throws new light on the dramatic life of George II and Queen Caroline: a lover murdered, babies snatched, horrific illnesses and tearful deathbed reconciliations
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Courtiers : the secret history of Kensington Palace / Lucy Worsley.
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London : Faber, 2010.
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304 p. ; 24 cm.
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9780571238897 (hbk)
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English
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BRN:
122340
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