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Podcast: Dan Snow's History Hit
Episode: Kensington Palace: Serving the Royal Court
Description: Kensington Palace was the centre of court life in 18th-century Britain. It was the principal London residence for the Royals, as well as a lavish venue for hosting monarchs and world leaders. But behind this very public world existed an entirely obscured one, made up of a small army of people who kept the royal show on the road.Dan is joined by Mishka Sinha, a Research Associate at St. John’s College and co-curator of the ‘Untold Lives’ exhibition at Kensington Palace. Mishka tells us all about the staff of the Georgian court, and what we can...