St James''s Palace - From Leper Hospital to Royal Court

The first modern history of St James's Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy

About the author

Simon Thurley is a leading historian of royal palaces and the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English court. Rufus Bird is a furniture specialist and former Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art, Royal Collection Trust. Michael Turner is an architectural historian and a former Inspector of Historic Buildings and Areas for Historic England.

Summary

The first modern history of St James’s Palace, shedding light on a remarkable building at the heart of the history of the British monarchy that remains by far the least known of the royal residences

Product details

• Authors: Rufus Bird, Rufus Turner Bird, Bird Rufus, Hrh The Prince Of Wales, Simon Thurley, Simon Bird Thurley, Thurley Simon, Michael Turner, Turner Michael
• Assisted by: Simon Thurley (Editor), Thurley Simon (Editor), Hrh The Prince Of Wales (Foreword)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9780300267464
• ISBN: 978-0-300-26746-4
• No. of pages: 308
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, History of Architecture, baroque, Art & design styles: Baroque, rococo, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings