{"product_id":"9780008436988","title":"The Palace","description":"Author: Gareth Russell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008436988\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Jan 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 480 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Hampton Court has been a place of power, scandal and intrigue: a stage for events that shaped the nation. \u003cem\u003eThe Palace\u003c\/em\u003e raises the curtain on 500 years of British history with royals, politicians, criminals, and geniuses all playing their parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHampton Court has been an arc of monarchy, revolution, religious fundamentalism, sexual scandals, and military coups. In this rich and vivid history, Gareth Russell moves through the rooms and the decades, each time focusing on a different person who called Hampton Court their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the Tudors, Russell takes the reader from the kitchens of Henry VII and the dreams of Anne Boleyn to Elizabeth I’s brush with death and the staging of Shakespeare’s plays. To the commissioning of the King James Bible, the republican victories of Oliver Cromwell, the many mistresses of Charles II and their laxative-laced attempts to embarrass one another. The gossip and feuds of Georgian aristocrats lead into the era of the Windsors when Hampton Court becomes the place to host Elizabeth II’s coronation ball and hide the last Tsar’s sister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFascinating and engaging, \u003cem\u003eThe Palace\u003c\/em\u003e is as atmospheric as it is gossipy and through the many sovereigns and servants that lived and worked in its halls reveals the personal tragedy and political importance of this extraordinary place.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46661161844894,"sku":"HPC-9780008436988","price":52.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008436988.jpg?v=1775014019","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008436988","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}