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Waste Paper in Early Modern England argues that rhetorical commonplaces referring to waste paper are indicative of everyday, material experience - of an author's, reader's, housewife's, or city-dweller's immersion in an environment brimming with repurposed scraps and sheets.

A funny, moving play which celebrates the lives of three real-life heroines: Edwardian balloonist and parachutist Dolly Shepherd (1886-1983), suffragette Constance Lytton (1869-1923), and interwar explorer Violet Cressy-Marcks (1895-1970).Past and present intertwine as their stories collide with Jade, a 21st century woman coming to terms with the loss of her beloved grandfather while working in a care home after her career as an air steward is...

Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians reveals what we can learn about society in Georgian Britain through the sumptuous fashionable dress of the era. Explore the history of Georgian clothing through the unique holdings of the Royal Collection, from masterpieces by such artists as Gainsborough and Hogarth, drawings, miniatures, fashion periodicals, swords and jewellery to surviving examples of carefully preserved garments and accessories. As ...

The first publication to focus on self-portraits and other images of the artist from within the Royal Collection. Also examines the role of the monarchy in commissioning and displaying artists' portraits.

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Offers a unique glimpse into life behind the scenes of Buckingham Palace, from the work of the footmen and housemaids to that of the sommeliers and seamstresses. Accompanies the 2015 Summer Opening of the palace. 200+ colour illustrations.

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Staatsbankette, Gartenpartys, Auszeichnungen, Ordensverleihungen und Privataudienzen - imBuckingham Palast finden jährlich glanzvolle Feierlichkeiten statt. Rund 60.000 Menschensind jedes Jahr zu Gast bei der Queen oder einem anderen Mitglied der königlichenFamilie. Dieses Buch bietet einen einzigartigen Blick hinter die Palastkulissen. Es zeigt, wie sich unzählige Diener, Hausmädchen, Privatsekretäre, Küchenchefs, Gärtner, Sommeliersund Schne...