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Author : Patricia Wright
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2008-06-01
The Strange History Of Buckingham Palace written by Patricia Wright and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-01 with Social Science categories.
Buckingham Palace is one of the most familiar buildings in the world, but who knows the real tales hidden behind its ceremonial gates? Who was the witch that once lived in the royal courtyard? How could courtesans once have plied their trade in front of the present royal windows? How dare a prime minister call the palace a monstrous insult to the nation? This text presents a detailed exploration of the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary people who owned or lived on the land now occupied by the Palace, and of the royal occupants who later inhabited it. The Strange History of Buckingham Palace reveals how Buckingham Palace came to be the place it is today, from the time when it probably formed the escape route from a Roman battle nearly 2000 years ago, to the establishment of the first gentleman's house there in the 17th century, and on into a chequered royal history, which includes an ambitious Saxon queen and James I's plan to found an English silk industry in the Palace gardens.
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Author : Patricia Wright
language : en
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Release Date : 2003-06
Strange History Of Buckingham Palace written by Patricia Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06 with Great Britain categories.
Buckingham Palace is one of the most familiar buildings in the world, but who knows the real tales hidden behind its ceremonial gates? Who was the witch that once lived in the royal courtyard? How could courtesans once have plied their trade in front of the present royal windows? How dare a prime minister call the palace a monstrous insult to the nation? This text presents a detailed exploration of the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary people who owned or lived on the land now occupied by the Palace, and of the royal occupants who later inhabited it. The book reveals how Buckingham Palace came to be the place it is today, from the time when it probably formed the escape route from a Roman battle nearly 2,000 years ago, to the establishment of the first gentleman's house there in the 17th century, and on into a checkered royal history, which includes an ambitious Saxon queen and James I's plan to found an English silk industry in the Palace gardens.
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Author : Patricia Wright
language : en
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Release Date : 1999
The Strange History Of Buckingham Palace written by Patricia Wright and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Great Britain categories.
Buckingham Palace
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language : en
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Release Date : 1999
Buckingham Palace written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Dwellings categories.
Facts And History Of Buckingham Palace
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Author : Sandra B Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2022-09-15
Facts And History Of Buckingham Palace written by Sandra B Johnson and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-15 with categories.
One of the most well-known structures in the entire globe, not just in England, is Buckingham Palace. If you're curious in the history of the structure and other interesting facts about the palace you so like, you've come to the correct spot. Make some tea, and let's go through time together.
Buckingham Palace
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Author : John Martin Robinson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Buckingham Palace written by John Martin Robinson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with categories.
Twilight Of Splendor
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Author : Greg King
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2007-06-04
Twilight Of Splendor written by Greg King and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Features the court of Britain's longest-reigning monarch Royalty and the Victorian era, with coverage of the people, pageantry, and power of Queen Victoria's court. Beginning with the Queen's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, this book describes her long reign. It paints a portrait of a unique ruler at the height of empire.
The Queen S House
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Author : Edna Healey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The Queen S House written by Edna Healey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Edna Healey has had complete access to the Royal Archives and co-operation from the Royal Family to produce a history of the changes that have occurred since 1763, including the war years and the protocol complications of a new Labour administration.
The A Z Of Curious London
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Author : Gilly Pickup
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2013-07-01
The A Z Of Curious London written by Gilly Pickup and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-01 with History categories.
Spooky, gruesome, weird but true things about one of the world's greatest cities come alive in The A-Z of Curious London. Discover London's tiniest house, a 4,000-year-old mouse made from Nile clay, and have a giggle at things people leave on London's transport (including false teeth, a human skull and a park bench - yes, really.) Why did a dentist keep his dead wife on view in a shop window? Where did a shopkeeper murder 150 customers? Which Queen showed her bosom to an Ambassador? Why was a man arrested for wearing a top hat? In the City proper, why is no thoroughfare called a road? To sum up, eccentrics, legends, folklore, murders, scandals, ghosts, incredible characters and oodles of wow factor, it's all here.
Buckingham Palace
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Author : Charles River Editors
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-03-14
Buckingham Palace written by Charles River Editors and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-14 with categories.
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of Buckingham Palace *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "We think of medieval England as being a place of unbelievable cruelty and darkness and superstition. We think of it as all being about fair maidens in castles, and witch-burning, and a belief that the world was flat. Yet all these things are wrong." - Terry Jones "I'm glad we've been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East End in the face." - The Queen Mother in 1940 after Buckingham Palace had been bombed by the Nazis When people think of the British Royal family, and more specifically where they live, the first image that often pops into mind is that of stately Buckingham Palace, with its changing of the guard and the occasional royal coach leaving or entering. Others may think of the royal country estate of Windsor Castle, a favorite of both Britain's longest-reigning and second longest-reigning monarchs. And there was a time when both royal residences played second fiddle to a much better known home, the elegant Kensington Palace. In his multi-volume work, Old and New London (1878), Edward Walford wrote, "It has often been said by foreigners that if they were to judge of the dignity and greatness of a country by the palace which its sovereign inhabits, they would not be able to ascribe to Her Majesty Queen Victoria that proud position among the 'crowned heads' of Europe which undoubtedly belongs to her. But though Buckingham Palace is far from being so magnificent as Versailles is, or the Tuilleries once were, yet it has about it an air of solidity and modest grandeur, which renders it no unworthy residence for a sovereign who cares more for a comfortable home than for display." This is ultimately what palaces are all about: power and impressions. Buckingham Palace is not different, for though it was originally built as a home of a private citizen, once a king bought it, its future was sealed. Walford continued, "Indeed, it has often been said that, with the exception of St. James's, Buckingham Palace is the ugliest royal residence in Europe; and although vast sums of money have been spent at various times upon its improvement and embellishment, it is very far from being worthy of the purpose to which it is dedicated-lodging the sovereign of the most powerful monarchy in the world. It fronts the western end of St. James's Park, which here converges to a narrow point; the Mall, upon the north, and Birdcage Walk, upon the south, almost meeting before its gates." While this was often true, fortunately it was just as often untrue, as men and women of high and low rank worked through the years, in times of life and death, and peace and war, to make it a home the British people could be proud of. Buckingham Palace: The History of the British Royal Family's Most Famous Residence examines the long and storied history of one of England's most famous landmarks. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about Buckingham Palace like never before.