BEHIND THE PALACE DOORS

Spanning500yearsofBritishhistory,arevealinglookatthesecretlivesofsomegreat(andnot-so-great)Britons,courtesyofoneoftheworld’smostengagingroyalhistoriansBeleagueredbyscandal,betrayedbyfaithlessspouses,bedeviledbyambitiouschildren,thekingsandqueensofGreatBritainhavebeenmanythings,buttheyhaveneverbeendull.Somesacrificedeverythingforlove,whileothersmetacruelfateattheedgeofanaxman’sblade.FromthetruthbehindthesupposedmadnessofKingGeorgetoQueenVictoria’ssurprisinglydaringtasteinsculpture,BehindthePalaceDoorsventuresbeyondtherumorstotelltheunvarnishedhistoryofBritain’smonarchs,highlightingtheuniquemixoftragedy,comedy,romance,heroism,andincompetencethathasmadetheBritishthroneaseatofsuchunparalleledfascination.Featuring:?storiescoveringeverymonarch,fromrandyHenryVIIItoreservedElizabethII?historicalmythsdebunkedandsurprising“Didyouknow...?”anecdotes?fourfamilytreesspanningeveryroyalhouse,fromtheTudorstotheWindsors