{"product_id":"lust-lies-and-monarchy-stephen-millar-9781940842288","title":"Lust, Lies and Monarchy: The Secrets Behind Britain's Royal Portraits","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne day in the 1860s, so the story goes, an ambitious up-and-coming female sculptor was making love to an older, married man in an art studio.\u003c\/b\u003e It was complicated because the man was not only one of the most famous sculptors in the country, but the young woman's teacher and mentor. Things got worse when they were rudely interrupted by the woman's mother, accompanied by her faithful servant. The mother, shocked at what she had stumbled across, was dressed in black, still mourning the death of her beloved husband. She screamed at her daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And on this occasion, the young woman screamed back, one of the very few people who would dare stand up to such a formidable figure. The daughter accused her mother of hypocrisy, of having an affair with the kilted servant who stood by her side, and threatened to expose her mother's affair to the wider world if she continued to menace her. \u003ci\u003e(An excerpt from the Chapter XIII)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e People have long been fascinated by the stories behind royal portraits. This volume takes readers inside royal families by way of great paintings, like Holbein's \u003ci\u003eHenry VIII\u003c\/i\u003e, van Dyck's \u003ci\u003eCharles I\u003c\/i\u003e, Millais' \u003ci\u003eThe Princes in the Tower\u003c\/i\u003e, Freud's \u003ci\u003eElizabeth II\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. Featuring incredible, little known stories of the royals and illustrates, this beautiful collection is illustrated with color paintings, photos, family trees and Royal London walking tours with maps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Millar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194084228X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940842288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Museyon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Stephen Millar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978878091519,"sku":"9781940842288","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ca51d5d-b464-427d-8716-b2cd19d03a37.jpg?v=1683243393","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lust-lies-and-monarchy-stephen-millar-9781940842288","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}