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Coryne Hall

    Deze auteur is een historicus gespecialiseerd in de Romanov-dynastie en de Britse en Europese adel. Haar werken duiken in de fascinerende wereld van de Russische keizerlijke familie en Europese koninklijke huizen, waarbij thema's als geschiedenis, macht en het persoonlijke leven van heersers worden verkend. Haar aanpak combineert nauwgezet historisch onderzoek met meeslepende verhalen, die de levens en intriges van degenen die de Europese geschiedenis hebben gevormd tot leven brengen. Ze belicht de complexiteit van koninklijke lijnen en hun impact op de wereld op een toegankelijke en boeiende manier.

    Imperial Dancer
    Queen Victoria and The Romanovs
    Rasputin's Killer and his Romanov Princess
    • Prince Felix Youssoupov was heir to the richest fortune in Russia, and husband to Princess Irina Romanov. He was also involved in the murder of the notorious Rasputin, but protected from prosecution by his Romanov connection. Using recently unearthed sources, this book explores the story of this colourful pair, shedding new light on their lives.

      Rasputin's Killer and his Romanov Princess2023
      4,3
    • Queen Victoria and The Romanovs

      • 288bladzijden
      • 11 uur lezen

      New B-format paperback - Alexander III called Victoria 'a pampered, sentimental, selfish old woman,' while to her he was a sovereign whom she could not regard as a gentleman. But the Queen's son and two of her granddaughters married Romanovs.

      Queen Victoria and The Romanovs2020
      4,1
    • Imperial Dancer

      Mathilde Kschessinska and the Romanovs

      • 326bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen

      Mathilde Kschessinska (1872-1971) was the mistress of three Russian Grand Dukes and the greatest ballerina of her generation. She is in almost every book about the Romanovs, but so many myths surround her that she has become the stuff of legend. After her own memoirs, this title aims to reveal the real story by looking at what she did not say.

      Imperial Dancer2005
      3,9