<p><b>Royal expert and TV historian Kate Williams opens the doors to 30 palaces, castles and houses that have been connected with the British royals over the centuries.</b> <p/>Well known for her expert insights in the media and on countless royal documentaries, Kate takes you on a tour of the UK's most fascinating palaces, past and present, to unveil the <b>scandalous and little-known stories </b>hidden between their walls. <p/>Included in the book are such famous royal residences as Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, but also lesser-known locations such as Falkland Palace and Beaumaris Castle. Covering the breadth of British history, there are<b> tales from the medieval era to the present</b>. <p/>Among the palaces included are: </p><ul><li><b>St James's Palace</b>, wedding venue for the disastrous union of Caroline of Brunswick and the debauched Prince of Wales, George IV, who turned up drunk and already secretly married </li><li><b>Holyroodhouse</b>, where staff once ran a flourishing side hustle, charging visitors money to see the bloodstains from the murder of Mary, Queen of Scots' secretary in the queen's chamber</li><li><b>Whitehall Palace and Banqueting Hall</b>, home to Charles II's secret laboratory, where he tried to create an elixir of youth using human skulls</li><li><b>Tower of London</b>, the site of the unsolved mystery of the 'Princes in the Tower' - the disappearance of the two young sons of Edward IV</li><li><b>Glamis Castle</b>, the inspiration for Sh