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Courtiers: The Secret History of Kensington Palace

Courtiers: The Secret History of Kensington Palace

by Lucy Worsley (Author)

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    Hardcover 2010

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Synopsis

Ambitious 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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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 432
 Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 01 May 2010
ISBN 10: 0571238890
ISBN 13: 9780571238897
Book Overview: 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.

Author Bio
Chief Curator of the Historic Royal Palaces (including Hampton Court and the Tower of London), Lucy Worsley is a leading young historian. She regularly appears on TV and radio shows including BBC1's The One Show and Timewatch. Her first book, Cavalier, was published in 2007 to critical acclaim.