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The palace : from the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 years of British history at Hampton Court / Gareth Russell.

by Russell, Gareth, author.

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New York : Atria Books, 2023.

Hampton Court (Richmond upon Thames, London, England) -- History.

Royal houses -- Great Britain -- History.

Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Dwellings.

Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History.

Great Britain -- History.

9781982169060 (hardback) :

xii, 453 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

The house of Tudor. Star of the sea ; Turrets and towers ; The Anne Boleyn gate ; The maidens' chamber ; The great watching chamber ; The haunted gallery ; The tiltyard ; The privy gardens ; The paradise ; Empty rooms -- The house of Stuart & Cromwell. The pages' chamber ; The Hampton court conference ; The queen's bedchamber ; The wharf ; The temporary palisade ; The countess of Castlemaine's quarters ; The orangery ; The apotheosis of Queen Anne -- The house of Hanover. The chocolate kitchens ; Queen Caroline's apartments ; The queen's stairs ; Grace and favor -- The house of Windsor. The fallen oak ; Wilderness house ; A historic royal palace.

Hampton Court Palace has been the locus of monarchy, revolution, religious fundamentalism, sexual scandals, and military coups. Russell moves through the rooms and the decades to focus on the people who called Hampton Court their home. From the Tudors to the present, he captures the stories of the many sovereigns and servants who lived and worked in its halls. In doing so, Russell reveals the personal tragedy and political importance of this extraordinary place. -- adapted from jacket.

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