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Queen Victoria and the Romanovs by Coryne Hall Book Review

Friday, 1 January 2021, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

*contains affiliate links* Queen Victoria’s relationship with the Romanovs began with the tragic tale of her aunt Juliane, whose disastrous marriage to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia ended in an annulment in 1820. It kicked off many years of Anglo-Russian distrust, despite Victoria having quite the crush on the future Emperor Alexander II of [read more]

Explore Sweden with HRH Crown Princess Victoria Book Review

Wednesday, 23 December 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden’s two-year plan to explore every Swedish province on foot has turned into an ode to Swedish magnificent natural beauty. Throughout the seasons, the Crown Princess hiked through the provinces and the resulting 320-page book is filled with beautiful photos, sometimes including the Crown Princess herself but mostly of the overwhelmingly [read more]

Book News January 2021

Saturday, 19 December 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 2

*contains affiliate links* The Lives of Saint Constantina: Introduction, Translations, and Commentaries (Oxford Early Christian Texts) Hardcover – 4 November 2020 (UK) & 4 January 2021 (US) Constantina, daughter of the fourth-century emperor Constantine who so famously converted to Christianity, deserves a place of her own in the history of Christianity. As both poet and [read more]

The Time Traveller’s Guide to Regency Britain by Ian Mortimer Book Review

Friday, 18 December 2020, 6:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

*contains affiliate links* The Time Traveller’s Guide to Regency Britain is the fourth book of its kind to be written by Ian Mortimer. The previous books have been on Medieval England, Elizabethan England and Restoration Britain, there is certainly no need to read the others before reading this one though as they do not lead [read more]

Book News December 2020

Saturday, 21 November 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Hermine: an Empress in Exile: The untold story of the Kaiser’s second wife Paperback – 1 January 2021 (US) & 11 December 2020 (UK) Hermine Reuss of Greiz is perhaps better known as the second wife of the Kaiser (Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany) whom she married shortly after the death of [read more]

The Imprisoned Princess by Catherine Curzon Book Review

Wednesday, 11 November 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

*contains affiliate links* Sophia Dorothea of Celle would have been Queen of Great Britain if she had not divorced the future King George I of Great Britain, but it was not to be. Born from an initially morganatic marriage, she married her first cousin, then Electoral Prince of Hanover, the son of Sophia of Hanover, [read more]