PALACE: 500 YEARS OF HISTORY AT HAMPTON COURT (PB)

This book raises the curtain on 500 years of British history with royals, politicians, criminals, and geniuses all playing their parts. Hampton Court has been an arc of monarchy, revolution, religious fundamentalism, sexual scandals, and military coups. In this rich and vivid history, Gareth Russell moves through the rooms and the decades, each time focusing on a different person who called Hampton Court their home. The Palace is as atmospheric as it is gossipy as it reveals the personal tragedy and political importance of this extraordinary place.