The Scandal of the Century

Lisa Hilton is a best-selling author, historian, presenter and historical consultant. Taking inspiration from the lives of women who shaped the world, she has written six historical biographies including Athenais: The Real Queen of France (shortlisted for the Somerset Maugham Prize) and the critically-acclaimed Elizabeth, Renaissance Prince. She has presented numerous historical series, including ''Charles I: Downfall'' (BBC4, 2019) and ''Charles I: Killing a King'' (BBC4, 2020). Lisa grew up in the north of England and read English at New College, Oxford, after which she studied History of Art in Florence and Paris. Since then, Lisa has lived in New York, Paris, Milan and London.>

Product details

• Authors: Lisa Hilton, Hilton Lisa
• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.05.2024
• EAN: 9781405953320
• ISBN: 978-1-4059-5332-0
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 143 mm x 223 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, European History, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Biography: arts & entertainment, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Biography: historical, political and military, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Later 17th century c 1650 to c 1699