{"product_id":"courtiers-1","title":"Courtiers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening portrait of an enthralling group of royal servants, \u003ci\u003eCourtiers \u003c\/i\u003ethrows new light on the dramatic life of George II and Queen Caroline and their court at Kensington Palace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the eighteenth century, the palace''s most elegant assembly room was in fact a bloody battlefield. This was a world of skulduggery, politicking, wigs and beauty-spots, where fans whistled open like flick-knives...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmbitious and talented people flocked to court of George II and Queen Caroline in search of power and prestige, but Kensington Palace was also a gilded cage. Successful courtiers needed level heads and cold hearts; their secrets were never safe. Among them, a Vice Chamberlain with many vices, a Maid of Honour with a secret marriage, a pushy painter, an alcoholic equerry, a Wild Boy, a penniless poet, a dwarf comedian, two mysterious turbaned Turks and any number of discarded royal mistresses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e''The kind of captivating history I most enjoy: full of unexpected stories. It makes one look at Kensington Palace in a completely new light.'' - \u003c\/i\u003eLady Antonia Fraser\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318889881982,"sku":"NW9780571238903","price":11.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780571238903.jpg?v=1778652281","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/courtiers-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}