Hampton Court Palace : The official illustrated history
by Lucy Worsley, Historic Royal Palaces, David Souden
Historic Royal Palaces
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Tells the compelling story of one of the finest palaces in Europe, situated on the banks of the River Thames southwest of London and a centre of court life in England from 1529 to 1737Celebrates one of the most visited and intriguing architectural ensembles in Britain, including the palace's original sixteenth-century buildings of Henry VIII's reign to the late seventeenth-century Baroque additions by Sir Christopher WrenIncludes full coverage of Hampton Court's famous and everpopular formal show more gardens, a precious survival of gardening three hundred years agoReveals the lifestyles of monarchs, mistresses and courtiers as well as life 'below stairs'In the same series as Merrell's highly popular official illustrated histories of the Tower of London and Kensington Palace show lessTags
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Lucy Worsley, Ph.D., is Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, the charity that manages the Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Kensington Palace, the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Kew Palace in England. Please visit www.lucyworsley.com.
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- Canonical title
- Hampton Court Palace : The official illustrated history
- Original publication date
- 1999
- Important places
- Hampton Court Palace, Richmond, London, England, UK
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- 1858942829 1999, 2005, 2012
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Art & Design, Home & Garden, History, Travel, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 942.195 — History & geography History of Europe England and Wales London Southwestern Outer London Richmond upon Thames London Borough
- LCC
- DA690 .H2 .W67 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Great Britain History of Great Britain England Local history and description Other cities, towns, etc., A-Z
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 1
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