Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria

Julia P. Gelardi

Macmillan, 7 февр. 2006 г. - Всего страниц: 496

Julia Gelardi's Born to Rule is the powerful epic story of five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria, who reigned over the end of their empires, the destruction of their families, and the tumult of the twentieth century

Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose faith in Rasputin and tragic end have become the stuff of legend; Marie, the flamboyant and eccentric queen who battled her way through a life of intrigues and was also the mother of two Balkan queens and of the scandalous Carol II of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, Spain's very English queen who, like Alexandra, introduced hemophilia into her husband's family---with devastating consequences for her marriage; Maud, King Edward VII's daughter, who was independent Norway's reluctant queen; and Sophie, Kaiser Wilhelm II's much maligned sister, daughter of an emperor and herself the mother of no less than three kings and a queen, who ended her days in bitter exile.

Using never before published letters, memoirs, diplomatic documents, secondary sources, and interviews with descendents of the subjects, Julia Gelardi's Born to Rule is an astonishing and memorable work of popular history.

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Пользовательский отзыв  - wealhtheowwylfing - LibraryThing

The history of five of Queen Victoria's granddaughters. Alexandra, the shy and proud queen of Russia; Marie, the dramatic and empathic queen of Romania; Victoria Eugenie, who introduced hemophilia ...

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Her subjects are interesting but the author ruins the books with her awful writing. It feels like she lifts things from other books. Julia Gelardi’s Born to Rule is the powerful epic story of five ...

Содержание

• MORE MOTHER THAN GRANDMOTHER: 3
• MAD NEVER MIND: 14
• GANGAN: 28
• IN PURSUIT OF ALIX: 38
• MAUD COULD NOT HAVE DONE BETTER: 60
• TOO PAINFUL TO BEAR: 75
• Trials and Tribulations 19011914: 91
• SPLENDID ISOLATION: 93
• EMBATTLED BUT NOT DEFEATED: 102
• THE FACADE CRUMBLES: 114
• DESTINY BECKONS: 123
• BAPTISM OF FIRE: 138
• NORWAYS ENGLISH QUEEN: 145
• REVOLUTIONARY FEVER: 153
• LA RE IN A HERMOSA: 162
• MAMMA HELP ME: 173
• BEFORE THE STORM: 185
• On the Throne DISASTER AND TRIUMPH 19141920: 197
• BALKAN CAULDRON: 199
• HOLD MY HAND THAT I MAY HAVE COURAGE: 216
• NEUTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH: 226
• BELEAGUERED AND BETRAYED: 235
• THE ABYSS: 252
• DEATH AT EKATERINBURG: 260
• MAMMA REGINA: 272
• Denouement 19201969: 289
• CAPITULATION AGAIN: 291
• TOO SAD: 305
• I WOULD NEVER LEAVE ENGLAND: 314
• I THOUGHT I HAD DONE WELL: 331
• THE GOD WITHIN US: 344
• I BLESS YOU WITH MY LAST BREATH: 354
• FROM EXILE TO VIVA LA REINA: 371
• EPILOGUE: 383
• NOTES: 387
• BIBLIOGRAPHY: 427
• INDEX: 441

Об авторе

Julia Gelardi was born in Manila, Philippines, and educated in the United States and Canada. An independent historian and author, she lives with her husband and two daughters in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Библиографические данные

• Название: Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria
• Автор: Julia P. Gelardi
• Издание: иллюстрированное, перепечатанное
• Издатель: Macmillan, 2006
• ISBN: 0312324243, 9780312324247
• Количество страниц: Всего страниц: 496