Behind the Throne by Adrian Tinniswood

Behind the Throne by Adrian Tinniswood

An enchanting upstairs/downstairs history of the British royal court, from the Middle Ages to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (Wall Street Journal). Monarchs: they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VI tripped over his dogs. George I threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills. In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood 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, the practicalities of cooking dinner for thousands and of ensuring the king always won when he played a game of tennis. A masterful and witty social history of five centuries of royal life, Behind the Throne offers a grand tour of England's grandest households.

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