Courtiers [electronic resource] : The Secret History of the Georgian Court
Worsley, Lucy2025
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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. Ambitious and talented people flocked to court of George II and Queen Caroline in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. Successful courtiers needed 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 a group of royal servants, Courtiers also throws new light on the dramatic life of George II and Queen Caroline at Kensington Palace.
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Author:
Worsley, Lucy, Narrator
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[Place of publication not identified] : Faber & Faber, 2025
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1 online resource (1 audio file)
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Mode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780571395255
Language:
English
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BRN:
4278496
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