No one has lived and breathed the monarchy quite like Lucy Worsley. For over twenty years, she worked as Chief Curator in some of Britain''s most splendid palaces - and now she is ready to throw open the doors and welcome us in. In QUEENS & KINGS, Lucy takes us on a journey through some of our most turbulent and significant moments in history. From the Council Chamber in which Henry VIII decided to break from the Pope to lunch with the late Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, from encounters with the Tower of London''s Ravenmaster to the depths of Queen Victoria''s wardrobe, Lucy shares how she grew to know the queens and kings, courtiers and servants who lived in these buildings before her. She traces their footsteps through the corridors and cloisters, the courtyards and kitchens and breathes new life into moments of great joy and consequence - as well as tales of intrigue which lurked in the shadows of regal splendour. Packed with new stories told from unexplored places, this is a fresh history of the monarchy.

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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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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 those corridors and cloisters before her, from Anne Boleyn to Princess Margaret.

With her trademark warmth and scholarship, Lucy gives us a different perspective on royal life over the centuries, introducing us not only to its pageantry but also its pain, particularly for women.

Prepare to be enthralled and enlightened as Lucy reveals the plots, passion and power at the heart of Britain's royal past.