{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-court-exhibiting-the-origin-peculiar-duties-and-privileges-of-the-several-ranks-of-the-nobility-and-gentry-paperback-9781108078016","title":"The Book of the Court; Exhibiting the Origin, Peculiar Duties, and Privileges of the Several Ranks of the Nobility and Gentry (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108078016","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Book of the Court\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExhibiting the Origin, Peculiar Duties, and Privileges of the Several Ranks of the Nobility and Gentry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis remarkable 1838 publication reviews British state ceremonial and court etiquette, in anticipation of the coronation of Queen Victoria.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam John Thoms (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108078016, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 June 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e496 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, William John Thoms (1803–85) pursued literary and bibliographical interests and conversed with the likes of Thomas Macaulay and Charles Dickens. Most notably, he coined the term 'folklore' in 1846 and founded the scholarly periodical Notes and Queries in 1849. This remarkable 1838 publication, dedicated to the soon-to-be-crowned Queen Victoria, is a review of British state ceremonial and court etiquette, giving details of the royal family from the queen herself downwards, with appropriate forms of address to each member, and describing the titles, history and roles of all court officials, from the Poet Laureate and the Historiographer Royal to the Clerk of the Closet. Thoms also provides an account of the coronation of Queen Anne (the last queen regnant), the official programme for the forthcoming coronation, and appendices giving lists of precedence among the peerage of Great Britain and their wives.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introductory essay\u003cbr\u003e 1. The sovereign and royal family\u003cbr\u003e 2. The nobility and gentry\u003cbr\u003e 3. The orders of knighthood\u003cbr\u003e 4. The houses of parliament\u003cbr\u003e 5. The great officers of state\u003cbr\u003e 6. The royal household\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ambassadors\u003cbr\u003e 8. Coronation ceremonies\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266197573912,"sku":"9781108078016","price":38.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108078016i.jpg?v=1696751672","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-book-of-the-court-exhibiting-the-origin-peculiar-duties-and-privileges-of-the-several-ranks-of-the-nobility-and-gentry-paperback-9781108078016","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}