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Book News January 2019

Carolina of Orange-Nassau: Ancestress of the royal houses of Europe Paperback – 25 January 2019 (UK) & 5 February 2019 (US) Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743 1787) was born the daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange, and Anne, Princess Royal and was thus the granddaughter of King George II. It was upon the King’s orders that [read more]

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Hitler and the Habsburgs: The Führer’s Vendetta Against the Austrian Royals by James Longo Book Review

Five youthful years in Vienna. It was then and there that Adolf Hitler’s obsession with the Habsburg Imperial family became the catalyst for his vendetta against a vanished empire, a dead archduke, and his royal orphans. That hatred drove Hitler’s rise to power and led directly to the tragedy of the Second World War and [read more]

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Book News December 2018

Founder, Fighter, Saxon Queen: Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians Hardcover – 30 August 2018 (UK) & 3 December 2018 (US) Alfred the Great’s daughter defied all expectations of a well-bred Saxon princess. The first Saxon woman ever to rule a kingdom, Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, led her army in battle against Viking invaders. She further [read more]