{"product_id":"strange-history-of-buckingham-palace","title":"Strange History of Buckingham Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuckingham Palace is one of the most familiar buildings in the world, but who knows the real tales hidden behind its ceremonial gates?\u003c\/strong\u003e Who was the witch that once lived in the royal courtyard? How could courtesans once have plied their trade in front of the present royal windows? How dare a prime minister call the palace a monstrous insult to the nation? This text presents a detailed exploration of the ordinary and sometimes extraordinary people who owned or lived on the land now occupied by the Palace, and of the royal occupants who later inhabited it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Strange History of Buckingham Palace\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how Buckingham Palace came to be the place it is today, from the time when it probably formed the escape route from a Roman battle nearly 2000 years ago, to the establishment of the first gentleman's house there in the 17th century, and on into a chequered royal history, which includes an ambitious Saxon queen and James I's plan to found an English silk industry in the Palace gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240319537496,"sku":"9780750948036","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750948036_0215738d-18c0-4a35-83a9-084ef554ef0f.jpg?v=1778575551","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/strange-history-of-buckingham-palace","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}