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Author |
: Tom Quinn |
Publisher |
: Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 261 |
Release |
: 2021-10-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781785907210 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1785907212 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Scandals of the Royal Palaces by : Tom Quinn
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.
Author |
: Kate Williams |
Publisher |
: Frances Lincoln |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2024-06-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780711269415 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0711269416 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Royal Palaces by : Kate Williams
Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams opens the doors to 30 palaces, castles, and houses that have been connected with the British royals over the centuries. Well known for her expert insights in the media and on countless royal documentaries, Kate takes you on a tour of the UK’s most fascinating palaces, past and present, to unveil the scandalous and little-known stories hidden between their walls. Included in the book are such famous royal residences as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, but also lesser-known locations such as Falkland Palace and Beaumaris Castle. Covering the breadth of British history, there are tales from the Medieval era to the present. Among the palaces included are: Hatfield House, where young Elizabeth I held court before finding out she would become queen Whitehall Palace and Banqueting Hall, home to Charles II's secret laboratory, where he tried to create an elixir of youth using human skulls Glamis Castle, the inspiration for Shakespeare’s Macbeth Greenwich Palace, where Elizabeth I survived an assassination attempt when poison was placed in her saddle Frogmore House, a long-time royal residence used by Queen Charlotte, King George V and Princess Alexandra Osborne House, designed by Prince Albert in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo Windsor Castle, the famous residence of Queen Elizabeth II before her death Revel in the glory and glamor of royal life, as well as the salacious scandals that defined these palaces. The book is vividly brought to life by numerous beautiful illustrations by James Oses, and will be irresistible to anyone interested in British royalty and the history of Great Britain.
Author |
: Diane Osen |
Publisher |
: MetroBooks (NY) |
Total Pages |
: 126 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: IND:30000098640034 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Royal Scandals by : Diane Osen
The private lives and public misbehavings of rulers and royals throughout history.
Author |
: Michael Farquhar |
Publisher |
: Tantor Media Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 2014-05-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1452622965 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781452622965 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis Behind the Palace Doors by : Michael Farquhar
Spanning 500 years of British history, "Behind the Palace Doors" is a revealing look at the secret lives of some great (and not-so-great) Britons, courtesy of one of the world's most engaging royal historians.
Author |
: Tom Quinn |
Publisher |
: Biteback Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 274 |
Release |
: 2021-01-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781785905919 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1785905910 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis Kensington Palace by : Tom Quinn
For more than 300 years, Kensington Palace has played host to a colourful cast of kings, queens and assorted aristocratic hangers-on. A stone's throw from the bustling streets of central London, this grand building has served as the stage for some of the most dramatic and bizarre events in the history of the royal family. It was here that the young Queen Victoria was held a virtual prisoner for eighteen years; and it was here that George II installed both his wife and his mistress, giving the latter rooms so damp that there were said to be mushrooms growing on the walls. More recently, the palace has witnessed an extraordinary series of scandals, from Princess Diana's bombshell TV interview with a journalist smuggled into the palace disguised as a salesman, to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's shock departure – first for Frogmore Cottage, and then for America – amid rumours of a rift with William and Kate. With exclusive interviews with palace staff past and present, fascinating historical details and a fully updated postscript considering what life after Kensington holds for Harry and Meghan, Kensington Palace: An Intimate Memoir from Queen Mary to Meghan Markle offers a rare behind-the-scenes insight into one of Britain's most iconic residences.
Author |
: Tina Brown |
Publisher |
: Crown |
Total Pages |
: 537 |
Release |
: 2022-04-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780593138106 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0593138104 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (06 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Palace Papers by : Tina Brown
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The “addictively readable” (The Washington Post) inside story of the British royal family’s battle to overcome the dramas of the Diana years—only to confront new, twenty-first-century crises “Frothy and forthright, a kind of Keeping Up with the Windsors with sprinkles of Keats.”—The New York Times (Notable Book of the Year) ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Elle, Town & Country “Never again” became Queen Elizabeth II’s mantra shortly after Princess Diana’s tragic 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 Tina Brown’s masterful 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. Brown takes readers on a tour de force journey through the scandals, love affairs, power plays, and betrayals that have buffeted the monarchy over the last twenty-five years. We see the Queen’s stoic resolve after the passing of Princess Margaret, the Queen Mother, and Prince Philip, her partner for seven decades, and how she triumphs in her Jubilee years even as family troubles rage around her. Brown explores Prince Charles’s determination to make Camilla Parker Bowles his wife, the tension between William and Harry on “different paths,” the ascendance of Kate Middleton, the downfall of Prince Andrew, 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. Tina Brown has been observing and chronicling the British monarchy for three decades, and her sweeping account is full of powerful revelations, newly reported details, and searing insight gleaned from remarkable access to royal insiders. Stylish, witty, and erudite, The Palace Papers will irrevocably change how the world perceives and understands the royal family.
Author |
: MR Tom Quinn |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2024-09-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1785908464 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781785908460 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Synopsis Yes Ma'am by : MR Tom Quinn
What really makes the British royal family tick? It's a question that royal watchers have pondered for as long as there has been a royal family. And the answer? Well, surprisingly, it's not the royal family's devotion to duty, it's not their wealth or their status, it's not even their popularity (or notoriety!). No, what really makes the royal family tick is the huge body of servants and staff past and present who feed and clothe the royals, organise their days, polish their shoes, carry the deer and pheasants they shoot, and even put the toothpaste on their toothbrushes. If you want to find out who these servants are, what they do and why, in so many cases, they devote their whole lives to royal service, then this book is for you. Some servants became utterly indispensable to the royals for whom they worked - Elizabeth II's childhood nanny Bobo MacDonald, for example, was closer to the late Queen than anyone in her family, not excepting even her husband Prince Philip and her sister Princess Margaret. At the other end of the spectrum, some members of staff found their royal employers arrogant, overbearing, snobbish and even infantile. As one recent member of the Kensington Palace team put it: 'What you get with one or two members of the royal family is a public angel and a private devil! And only the staff see the private devil!'
Author |
: Kate Williams |
Publisher |
: Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Total Pages |
: 242 |
Release |
: 2024-08-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780711269392 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0711269394 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Royal Palaces by : Kate Williams
Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams lets you in on the secrets of The Royal Palaces in this exploration of regal residences, past and present.
Author |
: Andy K. Hughes |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 132 |
Release |
: 2012-02-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781844683802 |
ISBN-13 |
: 184468380X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Pocket Guide to Royal Scandals by : Andy K. Hughes
A must-buy book for everyone interested in history and skeletons in the regal cupboards. Discover fascinating facts about lust, greed, murder, envy and just plain stupidity. Read King Henry VIIIs scurrilous letters to Anne Boleyn (thought he was interested in her mind? Think again). Whilst King Charles II was known as the Merry Monarch and Queen Elizabeth Is nickname, the Virgin Queen was rumored to be a misnomer, there was a darker side to the royal family, including murder and regicide was Queen Victorias son really Jack the Ripper or did her surgeon do it? History will come alive with this fact-filled book.
Author |
: Norman Baker |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 416 |
Release |
: 2020-08-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1785906216 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781785906213 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis ... and What Do You Do? by : Norman Baker
By turns irreverent and uncompromising a book that asks important questions about the future of the British royal family.