Ladies in Waiting
a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day
$45.82
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2020
Summary
‘Provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life’ New York Times
‘Naughty Knickers version of our island story’ Daily Mail
Ladies in Waiting chronicles the lives of famous and infamous ladies who served royalty, casting a fresh, intimate angle on four hundred years of monarchy.
For centuries, the most beautiful, able and aristocratic women in England competed for positions a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529410662 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529410665 |
| Author: | Anne Somerset |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 42mm |
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Critics Review
Anne Somerset’s gossipy Ladies in Waiting provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II - New York Times
Extraordinarily enjoyable… Colourful and entertaining…A Naughty Knickers version of our island story - Daily MailA pleasing account of the upper-class ladies who slaved, suffered and starved in royal service - Sunday TimesAn extremely informative and well-documented study that… because it is full of odd episodes and graphic portraits, will make admirable bedside reading - Sunday TelegraphLady Anne writes with perception, wit, candour and a confident authority - The SpectatorWell-written, well-researched and well-produced - Books and BookmenFrom four centuries of courtly life and love, Anne Somerset has compiled a sparkling history, lucidly written and of impeccable scholarship - Country LifeThis delightful history of the distaff royal household is a perfect English set piece….This author has earned a lifetime post as a Lady of the Pen who can evoke the whisper of ruffled skirts on stone stairs and legendary candlelit faces through mullioned windows - Philadelphia InquirerAbout The Author
Anne Somerset
Anne Somerset was born in 1955 and read history at King’s College London. Her first book was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1980, since then she has gone on to write five further works on English history. Unnatural Murder: Poison at the Court of James I - an account of the sensational scandal arising from the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury in 1613 - was shortlisted in 1997 for the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger award for non-fiction. Her most recent work was awarded the 2013 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography. Until his death in 2011, she was married to the artist Matthew Carr. She lives in London with her daughter.
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