Palaces of Revolution: Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court

by Simon Thurley

Book Overview

The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe from Scotland, via Denmark, Holland and Spain to England.

Life in the court of the House of Stuart has been shrouded in mystery: the first half of the century overshadowed by the fall and execution of Charles I, the second half in the complete collapse of the House itself. Lost to time is the extraordinary contribution...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0008389993
• ISBN13: 9780008389994
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: William Collins
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.0" x 7.7"