Behind the Throne: A Domestic History of the Royal Household ~ Adrian Tinniswood
New York: Basic Books‚ 2018‚ Hardback in Dust Wrapper.
*** First Edition ***

CONDITION NOTES

Very Good+ — in Very Good+ Dust Wrapper.

ABOUT THIS BOOK

Signed by the author‚ without dedication‚ on the title page — with my provenance as purchased from the author who is local to me. Includes: Black & white photographs (plates); Colour photographs (plates);

From the cover: “In Behind the Throne‚ historian Adrian Tinniswood takes us on a remarkable journey across five centuries of everyday life at the English court — from one Queen Elizabeth to another‚ from clerks and courtiers to clowns and crowned heads. Tinniswood uncovers the power struggles and petty rivalries‚ the tension between duty and desire‚ the practicalities of cooking dinner for thousands and of ensuring that the king always won when he played a game of tennis.

Behind the Throne draws from interviews with members of the royal household‚ diaries and memoirs by butlers and women of the bedchamber‚ masters of ceremonies‚ and mistresses of kings. Tinniswood reveals an astonishing history of the monarchy‚ the networks that support it‚ and the details…

  • 9½” x 6¼”
  • (xii) 402 pages.
  • Index.
  • Bibliography.
  • ISBN: 978-0-4650-9402-8
  • Dustwrapper over Quarter-bound Grey on Green boards‚ with Gilt titling to the Spine.
  • Packed Weight: 1.50 Kg.


















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