{"title":"Valentine Low","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"power-and-the-palace","title":"Power and the Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCovering 200 years of royal history from Queen Victoria to King Charles, and looking forward to the future reign of King William,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePower and the Palace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the gossip-laden and highly revelatory account of the relationship between the sovereign and the prime minister - the real story behind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Crown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePower and the Palace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hachette","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":57546576789835,"sku":"R8092-4439","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/valentine-low.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}