Behind the Throne

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;

In spatele tronului se descopera realitatea a cinci secole de viata la curtea engleza, ducand cititorul intr-o calatorie remarcabila de la o regina Elisabeta la alta si explorand viata asa cum a fost traita de grefieri si curteni, clovni si capete incoronate: luptele pentru putere si rivalitati meschine, tensiunea dintre datorie si dorinta;