Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the Royal Household

ISBN-13: 9781910702826 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 384 str.

Tinniswood Adrian

Opis

Behind the Throne uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads: the power struggles and petty rivalries, the tension between duty and desire;

Recenzje

This is the most interesting and informative book on British royalty for many years. Sarah Bradford Literary Review

O autorze

Adrian Tinniswood is professorial research fellow in history at the University of Buckingham, adjunct professor of history at Maynooth University and the author of many books on British history, including Behind the Throne and the Sunday Times bestseller The Long Weekend. He was awarded an OBE for services to heritage, and lives in the west of Ireland.