Courtiers: the secret history of Kensington Palace

In The Eighteenth Century, The Palace's Most Elegant Assembly Room Was In Fact A Bloody Battlefield. This Was A World Of Skulduggery, Politicking, Wigs And Beauty-spots, Where Fans Whistled Open Like Flick-knives. Ambitious And Talented People Flocked To Court Of George Ii And Queen Caroline In Search Of Power And Prestige, But Kensington Palace Was Also A Gilded Cage. Successful Courtiers Needed Level Heads And Cold Hearts; Their Secrets Were Never Safe. Among Them, A Vice Chamberlain With Many Vices, A Maid Of Honour With A Secret Marriage, A Pushy Painter, An Alcoholic Equerry, A Wild Boy, A Penniless Poet, A Dwarf Comedian, Two Mysterious Turbaned Turks And Any Number Of Discarded Royal Mistresses. An Eye-opening Portrait Of A Group Of Royal Servants, Courtiers Also Throws New Light On The Dramatic Life Of George Ii And Queen Caroline At Kensington Palace.