The Court of St. James'sSt. Martin's Press, 1960 - 382 pages Social history of English royal court life spanning 1,000 years. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
An End to Simplicity | 13 |
The SaddleSore Court | 19 |
Copyright | |
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