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Behind the Throne de Adrian Tinniswood

Behind the Throne

Autor Adrian Tinniswood
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 oct 2018

Suntem de părere că Adrian Tinniswood, un istoric de prestigiu și consultant pentru National Trust, reușește în Behind the Throne să transforme istoria oficială a monarhiei britanice într-o cronică domestică fascinantă. Autoritatea sa în domeniul arhitecturii și istoriei sociale, consolidată prin lucrări anterioare, îi permite să pătrundă dincolo de protocolul rigid al palatului pentru a expune mecanismele umane care susțin coroana. Recomandăm această ediție în format hardback celor care doresc să înțeleagă nu doar deciziile politice, ci și logistica monumentală din spatele vieții de zi cu zi a suveranilor.

Textul acoperă cinci secole de istorie, oferind o perspectivă inedită asupra contrastului dintre opulență și banalitate: de la facturile de băutură ale lui James I, până la cei 30 de medici care o deserveau pe regina Victoria. Behind the Throne reprezintă o alternativă academică, dar extrem de narativă, la Behind the Palace Doors de Michael Farquar. În timp ce Farquar se concentrează pe scandaluri și anecdote savuroase, Tinniswood aduce un plus de rigoare istorică, analizând gospodăria regală ca pe o „mașinărie vastă” care confirmă statutul monarhului prin fiecare funcționar, de la marele paharnic la asistentul responsabil cu aranjarea mesei.

Această lucrare se integrează perfect în opera autorului, continuând explorarea spațiului locuit pe care a început-o în The House Party sau Noble Ambitions. Dacă în volumele precedente Tinniswood analiza declinul sau apogeul conacelor nobiliare, aici el urcă pe cea mai înaltă treaptă socială, aplicând aceeași metodă de reconstrucție a vieții cotidiene. Este o istorie a intimității regale, unde pregătirea unei cine pentru mii de invitați este tratată cu aceeași importanță ca un tratat diplomatic.

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ISBN-13: 9780465094028
ISBN-10: 0465094023
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 155 x 239 x 42 mm
Greutate: 0.69 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte cititorilor pasionați de istorie britanică și sociologie care vor să descopere realitatea din spatele ușilor închise ale palatului. Veți câștiga o înțelegere profundă a modului în care s-a transformat instituția monarhică, de la curțile itinerante ale dinastiei Tudor la birocrația modernă a Casei Windsor, totul prin prisma vieții domestice și a oamenilor care i-au servit pe regi.

Despre autor

Adrian Tinniswood este un istoric britanic de renume, autor a peste douăsprezece volume dedicate istoriei sociale și arhitecturale a Marii Britanii. Este cunoscut pentru lucrări precum „By Permission of Heaven”, despre Marele Incendiu din Londra, și este un colaborator frecvent al National Trust, instituție ce conservă patrimoniul istoric englez. Expertiza sa în studiul marilor familii și al reședințelor nobiliare, demonstrată și în lucrări precum The Houses of Guinness, îi oferă o perspectivă unică asupra modului în care spațiul domestic reflectă puterea și clasa socială.

Descriere scurtă

An upstairs/downstairs history of the British royal court, from the Middle Ages to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II

Monarchs: they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VIII tripped over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills.

In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads: the power struggles and petty rivalries, the tension between duty and desire, the practicalities of cooking dinner for thousands and of ensuring the king always won when he played a game of tennis.

A masterful and witty social history of five centuries of royal life, Behind the Throne offers a grand tour of England's grandest households.

Notă biografică

Adrian Tinniswood is senior research fellow in history at the University of Buckingham and the author of The Long Weekend and The Verneys, which was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize. He was awarded an OBE for services to heritage by her majesty, the Queen, and lives in Bath, England.

Recenzii

"A glimpse into a world where everything is possible for the rulers, because the ruled do all the work: This sounds enchanting, and so Behind the Throne proves to be...The author has a wry humor and a way with a phrase."—Wall Street Journal
"Charmingly erudite...Like a seasoned tour guide, Tinniswood keeps us moving through chambers of wonders, from the Elizabethan to the modern era...Tinniswood is both a careful scholar and a nimble writer."—Washington Post
"Shrewdly observed and engagingly written...A cracking read, packed full of stories which Tinniswood relates with verve and wit."—Spectator (UK)
"Tinniswood (The Long Weekend) explores the inner workings of the well-oiled machine that is the household, servants, and monarchy of Britain...A masterpiece of history that reads like a novel; a true delight."—Library Journal (starred review)
"[Tinniswood] amply, entertainingly, compellingly succeeds in making the case that when it comes to British royalty, it takes a village to make a monarch."—New York Journal of Books
"[Tinniswood] displays a knack for uncovering the absurd and delightful. A wit borne of a deep intimacy with his subject shows through. It all has the effect of bringing the monarchy down to earth."—New York Times Book Review
"[A] juicy new domestic history of the royal household...Tinniswood's magpie narrative is...about boundaries: the walls, literal and metaphorical, that separate monarchs from their people."—Guardian
"Fascinating...Never overly deferential, but humorous and distantly respectful. Our royals are human beings after all...Behind the Throne is a wonderfully entertaining account of life through five centuries of royal households."—Sunday Times
"Behind the Throne, erudite and amusing, bulges with colourful scenes of barely managed chaos at court."—Times
"[A] juicy new domestic history of the royal household...Delicious."—Observer
"This is the most interesting and informative book on the British royalty for many years."—Literary Review
"An intimate and entertaining look at the private lives of monarchs from Elizabeth I to the current occupants of Buckingham Palace...Deft, zesty social history." -Kirkus—Kirkus
"Tinniswood is a wry storyteller."—Baton Rouge Advocate
"Think of Behind the Throne as Downton Abbey meets The Tudors, with a dash of Victoria and a smidgen of The Crown thrown in."—Winnipeg Free Press
"Well-researched and often entertaining...Devoted watchers of The Crown will especially enjoy the nimble analysis of both the narcissistic Edward VIII's brief reign and Princess Margaret's doomed romance...Utilizing a Downton Abbey approach, this enlightening narrative allows the royal family mystique to disappear just a little."—Publishers Weekly
"Superb."—New Criterion
"An enjoyable and lively account of the British royal household from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II."—Choice
"If Downton Abbey showcases a well-oiled machine of domestic efficiency in an English estate, you might think the servants surrounding British monarchs would be held to an even higher standard of discretion and excellence. And, as historian Tinniswood warns, you'd be entirely wrong. The reality, as he explores in this diverting book covering the domestic life at court from Elizabeth to Elizabeth, is both much messier and incredibly interesting...This rare glimpse into royal households reveals the priorities and peculiarities of kings and queens."—Booklist
"A lively, engaging, and endlessly fascinating account of life behind closed doors at the English court. Exploring five centuries of royal service--from Elizabeth I to her modern day namesake--this is a must-read for all fans of British royal history."—Tracy Borman, author of The Private Lives of the Tudors
"Both fun and scholarly, this is a back-stage, back-stairs, sometimes backside history of England that focuses on the seamy-side of power, the sights you weren't intended to see and the stories you weren't supposed to hear. Savor it like a good gossip column."—David Starkey, author of Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne and Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII
"Tinniswood's riveting overview of 500 years of the men and women who made the monarchy shows what has changed - and what hasn't. From the courtiers who handled foreign diplomats for James I to the chauffeurs who drove Edward VII, the first royal motorist, the delight is in the detail."—Sarah Gristwood, author of Game of Queens and Elizabeth: The Queen and the Crown
"Behind the Throne is so much fun it's almost a guilty pleasure. Adrian Tinniswood provides an utterly fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the British monarchy, from the realities of the royal chamber pot to bedchamber politics."—Amanda Foreman, author of Georgiana: Duchess of Devonshire
"Meticulously researched, rich in detail and hugely entertaining, Behind The Throne is an evocative feast of royal history, from the first Elizabeth to the present, at its page-turning best. From a master historian and story-teller, it is an absolute must for anyone interested in the British monarchy, past and present, and for any self-respecting history lover. A book I only wish I had written, I cannot recommend it highly enough."—Christopher Warwick, royal biographer and historian

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Behind the Throne is a history of family life. 

The families concerned were royal families. But they still had to get up in the morning. They ate and entertained their friends and worried about money. Henry VIII kept tripping over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the drink bills. 

The great difference is that royal families had more help with their lives than most. Charles I maintained a household of 2,000 people. Victoria’s medical establishment alone consisted of thirty doctors, three dentists and a chiropodist. Even in today’s more democratic climate, Elizabeth II keeps a full-time staff of 1,200. A royal household was a community, a vast machine. Everyone, from James I’s Master of the Horse down to William IV’s Assistant Table Decker, was there to smooth the sovereign’s path through life while simultaneously confirming his or her status. 

Behind the Throne uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by clerks and courtiers and clowns and crowned heads: the power struggles and petty rivalries, the tension between duty and desire; the practicalities of cooking dinner for thousands, or ensuring the king always won when he played a game of tennis. 

Behind the Throne is nothing less than a domestic history of the royal household, a reconstruction of life behind the throne. Readers go on progress with Elizabeth I as she takes her court and her majesty to her subjects. They dance the conga round the state rooms of Buckingham Palace with George VI. 

They find out what it was like to dine with queens, and walk with kings.