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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A book that outlines the history of the prominent palace, and provides very interesting sidelights onto the history of London property development in the past. It is indeed more interesting than the title would indicate, and of wider interest than simple worship of the Royals. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)942.132History and Geography Europe England and Wales London West London Westminster CityLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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