Questa autrice è una storica specializzata nella dinastia Romanov e nella nobiltà britannica ed europea. Le sue opere si addentrano nel mondo affascinante della famiglia imperiale russa e delle case reali europee, esplorando temi di storia, potere e vita personale dei sovrani. Il suo approccio combina una meticolosa ricerca storica con una narrazione avvincente, portando alla luce le vite e le intrighi di coloro che hanno plasmato la storia europea. Illumina le complessità delle stirpi reali e il loro impatto sul mondo in modo accessibile e coinvolgente.
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.
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.
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.