{"product_id":"power-and-the-palace","title":"Power and the Palace","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781035418817\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Headline\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lively . . . peppered with entertaining lines. One of [Low's] skills as a journalist is an ability to sift through mountains of archive material and pick out the gems' - \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovering 200 years of royal history from Queen Victoria to King Charles, and looking forward to the future reign of King William, \u003ci\u003ePower and the Palace\u003c\/i\u003e is the gossip-laden and highly revelatory account of the relationship between the sovereign and the prime minister - the real story behind \u003ci\u003eThe Crown\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePower and the Palace\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the lid on the mysterious power nexus at the heart of the British state: the secretive and little understood relationship between the monarchy and the government. In vivid, page-turning prose, Valentine Low takes us behind the scenes of the weekly audience to uncover the ever-changing dynamic between sovereign and prime minister - from the romance and flattery that bound Victoria and Benjamin Disraeli, to the personal and political gulf that separated Elizabeth II from Margaret Thatcher.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe reveals how the monarchy has gradually ceded political power over the past two hundred years while behind closed doors fighting to keep its finances secure - ensuring the long-term survival of the institution. But it has not all been smooth sailing, and the book includes moments of dramatic tension when the relationship threatened to unravel.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on nearly 100 interviews with senior politicians, top civil servants, royal aides and constitutional experts, \u003ci\u003ePower and the Palace\u003c\/i\u003e rewrites our understanding of the political power of the monarchy.","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41859842146437,"sku":"PR433863","price":74.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TTG8CMTTUPVP.jpg?v=1789109730","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.com.au\/products\/power-and-the-palace","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}