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To Free the Romanovs: Royal Kinship and Betrayal in Europe 1917-1919 by Coryne Hall Book Review

Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

When Russia erupted into revolution, almost overnight the pampered lifestyle of the Imperial family vanished. Within months many of them were under arrest and they became “enemies of the Revolution and the Russian people.” None of them wanted to leave Russia; they expected to be back on their estates soon and live as before. When [read more]

Schloss Fasanerie – The Legacy of Landgravine Anna

Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Schloss Fasanerie began its life as Schloss Adolphseck around 1710 under Prince-Abbot Adalbert of Schleifras. It was expanded in 1730 and again in 1757. From 1878 Landgrave Frederick William of Hesse used it as his private residence. His wife was Princess Anna of Prussia, and she lived in the palace until her death in 1918. The palace [read more]

Lost Kingdoms – Kingdom of Greece

Monday, 23 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

The Kingdom of Greece began its life in 1832 after the Greeks had risen up against the Ottoman Empire. They became fully independent in 1830, and the Treaty of London in 1832 made Greece a monarchy. A Bavarian Prince named Otto was chosen as its first King. Otto married Amalia of Oldenburg, and she was thus [read more]

Margaret Leijonhufvud – The Good Wife

Sunday, 22 July 2018, 0:00 Moniek Bloks 0

This article was written by Sophie Strid. Margaret Leijonhufvud was Queen of Sweden from 1536 until her death in 1551. Born Margareta Eriksdotter on 1 January 1516 at Ekeberg Castle, she was the daughter of Ebba Eriksdotter Vasa and Erik Abrahamsson Leijonhufvud, who was executed in the Stockholm bloodbath when Margaret was only four years old. [read more]

Book News August 2018

Saturday, 21 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Princess: The Early Life of Queen Elizabeth II Hardcover – 1 June 2018 (US) & 1 August 2018 (UK) In November 2017 the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary. As a 13-year-old Princess, she fell in love with Prince Philip of Greece, an ambitious naval cadet, and they married when she [read more]

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia – The Tsar’s sister

Friday, 20 July 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 2

Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia was born on 6 April [O.S. 25 March] 1875 as the daughter of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark). “On the 25th day of the present month of March our well-beloved daughter-in-law H.I.H. the Czarevna…wife of H.I.H. the Cesarevitch…brought into the world a daughter… who has [read more]