Queens and Kings
An Unusually Personal History
$62.40
- Hardcover
400 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2026
Summary
For twenty years Lucy Worsley had what she calls ‘the best job in the world’: Chief Curator at Hampton Court, the Tower of London and Kensington Palace, ‘leading the presentation, appearance, development and appropriate use of the palaces including their contents and grounds’.
Now, in her most personal book yet, she takes us behind those palace walls into a thousand years of history, sharing how she became familiar with the princesses and princes, courtiers and servants who’d walked t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399748407 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399748408 |
| Author: | Lucy Worsley |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2026 |
| Weight: | 788g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 156mm x 30mm |
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What a glorious, glorious book, full of brilliant detail and behind-the-scenes wit and humour. Her scholarship, passion for her subject and deep knowledge is lightly worn - this is history writing at its best. So moreish, I read it in one glorious sitting. – KATE MOSSEA history of the British monarchy that only Lucy Worsley could have written: as puckish as it is scholarly, and informed throughout by the experience of having actually lived in a palace. – TOM HOLLANDQueens and Kings is history with a uniquely personal touch. Warm, insightful, and full of heart, Worsley has distilled a lifetime of experience into this crowning achievement of a book. – HALLIE RUBENHOLDLucy Worsley is our National Treasure, the Jewel in our royal crown. In this delightful book she traces the story of our royal dynasties and relives her time at Hampton Court, Kensington Palace and the Tower of London. A real gem. – A.N. WILSON
About The Author
Lucy Worsley
Lucy Worsley was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces for twenty years. She has written acclaimed biographies of Jane Austen and Queen Victoria, while her biography of Agatha Christie was a Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. She presents BBC Radio 4’s Lady Killers, and her many TV documentaries include Lucy Worsley Investigates and Killing Sherlock.
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