The strange history of Buckingham Palace : patterns of people / Patricia Wright
de Wright, Patricia 1932-
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Trowbridge, Eng. : Wrens Park Pub, 1999. Second Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; xi, 212 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-208) and index. Contents; Prologue: 1838 -- A frontier of empire -- Queen with handbag -- The conqueror and his plutocrat -- Fashion and forgery -- Burglary -- Triumph out of disaster -- The witch of Eye -- Royal return -- Entry of the speculators -- Anne Hawker of Heytesbury -- Corruption -- 'A rascally whoring sort of place' -- Marriage market -- The first grandee -- Buckingham -- 'A new palace come to town' -- Royal purchase -- The queen's house -- A monstrous insult to the nation -- 'Everything most filthy and offensive' -- The hard road to reform -- Modern times -- Appendix: Opening dates and times for the royal palaces. Subjects; Buckingham Palace (London, England). Buildings. Courts and courtiers. Kings and rulers Dwellings. London (England) Buildings, structures, etc. Great Britain Kings and rulers Dwellings. Great Britain Court and courtiers. London (England) History.
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Originally published: Sutton Pub., 1996. Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-235) and index.
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- The strange history of Buckingham Palace : patterns of people / Patricia Wright
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- Wright, Patricia 1932-
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