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Queens of Influence: 4 Classic Books on Royal Women

Four Classic Studies of Queenship, Court Culture, Diplomacy, and Dynastic Power

by Margaret Wright Brown, Natalie Stackelberg, Marfa Mouchanow ...

Queens of Influence: 4 Classic Books on Royal Women gathers four enduring studies of female sovereignty into a focused exploration of power, representation, kinship, and political agency. Moving across biographical, historical, and interpretive modes, the volume illuminates how royal women have been fashioned as rulers, consorts, mothers, symbols, and controversial public figures. Its ... Read more

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Queens of Influence: 4 Classic Books on Royal Women gathers four enduring studies of female sovereignty into a focused exploration of power, representation, kinship, and political agency. Moving across biographical, historical, and interpretive modes, the volume illuminates how royal women have been fashioned as rulers, consorts, mothers, symbols, and controversial public figures. Its
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My Empress: Twenty-three Years of Intimate Life With The Empress of All The Russias From Her Marriage To The Day of Her Exile

by Marfa Mouchanow ...

It is the custom, or rather it was the custom, at the Russian Court, not to allow any Princess marrying into the Imperial family to bring with her maids from her own country. I believe that this custom was also observed at Foreign Courts, at least in former times. Therefore, when it became known that the heir to the Russian Throne, as Nicholas II. still was when he became the affianced husband of ... Read more

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It is the custom, or rather it was the custom, at the Russian Court, not to allow any Princess marrying into the Imperial family to bring with her maids from her own country. I believe that this custom was also observed at Foreign Courts, at least in former times. Therefore, when it became known that the heir to the Russian Throne, as Nicholas II. still was when he became the affianced husband of
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My Empress: Twenty-three Years of Intimate Life With The Empress of All The Russias From Her Marriage To The Day of Her Exile

by Marfa Mouchanow ...

It is the custom, or rather it was the custom, at the Russian Court, not to allow any Princess marrying into the Imperial family to bring with her maids from her own country. I believe that this custom was also observed at Foreign Courts, at least in former times. Therefore, when it became known that the heir to the Russian Throne, as Nicholas II. still was when he became the affianced husband of ... Read more

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It is the custom, or rather it was the custom, at the Russian Court, not to allow any Princess marrying into the Imperial family to bring with her maids from her own country. I believe that this custom was also observed at Foreign Courts, at least in former times. Therefore, when it became known that the heir to the Russian Throne, as Nicholas II. still was when he became the affianced husband of
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My Empress

23 years of intimate life with the empress of all the Russias from her marriage to the day of her exile

by Marfa Mouchanow ...

In "My Empress," Marfa Mouchanow masterfully weaves a tale that explores shifts in power dynamics through the lens of intimate relationships. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of political upheaval and personal ambition, conveying the tumultuous journey of a woman who rises to prominence amidst turbulence. Mouchanow's prose is infused with vivid imagery and a rich emotional depth, employing ... Read more

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In "My Empress," Marfa Mouchanow masterfully weaves a tale that explores shifts in power dynamics through the lens of intimate relationships. The narrative unfolds against a backdrop of political upheaval and personal ambition, conveying the tumultuous journey of a woman who rises to prominence amidst turbulence. Mouchanow's prose is infused with vivid imagery and a rich emotional depth, employing
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Maria Theresa

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When Edward Crankshaw's Maria Theresa was published in 1969, it was the first full length study of Maria Theresa to be written in English for sixty years.Called to the throne in 1740, at the age of twenty-three, Maria Theresa was wholly unprepared for the events that were to confront her, and trusting in the honour of her fellow monarchs, the young queen found herself with a virtually nonexistent ... Read more

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When Edward Crankshaw's Maria Theresa was published in 1969, it was the first full length study of Maria Theresa to be written in English for sixty years.Called to the throne in 1740, at the age of twenty-three, Maria Theresa was wholly unprepared for the events that were to confront her, and trusting in the honour of her fellow monarchs, the young queen found herself with a virtually nonexistent
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Frederick the Great

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An entertaining royal biography of Prussian king Frederick the Great—a fascinating character with conflicting visions of authority and reform, power and art—from “one of Britain’s most piercing observers of social manners” (New York Times).The Prussian king Frederick II is today best remembered for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria, ... Read more

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An entertaining royal biography of Prussian king Frederick the Great—a fascinating character with conflicting visions of authority and reform, power and art—from “one of Britain’s most piercing observers of social manners” (New York Times).The Prussian king Frederick II is today best remembered for successfully defending his tiny country against the three great European powers of France, Austria,
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Marie Antoinette

by Hilaire Belloc ...

Marie Antoinette was the wife of Louis XVI of France, the reigning King at the time of the French Revolution. Louis XVI's failure in running the country along with Marie Antoinette's unpopularity were central elements that led to the political climate at the end of the 19th century in France and ultimately would seal their own tragic demise and the end of the monarchy. Hilaire Belloc, a Frenchman ... Read more

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Marie Antoinette was the wife of Louis XVI of France, the reigning King at the time of the French Revolution. Louis XVI's failure in running the country along with Marie Antoinette's unpopularity were central elements that led to the political climate at the end of the 19th century in France and ultimately would seal their own tragic demise and the end of the monarchy. Hilaire Belloc, a Frenchman
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Six Years at the Russian Court

Life With the Family of Tsar Nicholas II

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Six Years at the Russian Court is the enlightening memoir of Margaret Eager - an Irishwoman from Limerick who served as a nanny to the Russian royal family from 1898 to 1904.Originally published in 1906, the book captures Eager’s years as governess to the four daughters of the Emperor and Empress Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna: the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia. All of ... Read more

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Six Years at the Russian Court is the enlightening memoir of Margaret Eager - an Irishwoman from Limerick who served as a nanny to the Russian royal family from 1898 to 1904.Originally published in 1906, the book captures Eager’s years as governess to the four daughters of the Emperor and Empress Nicholas II and Alexandra Feodorovna: the Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia. All of
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The Minister of Evil

by William le Queux ...

The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia'Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was one of the most influential people in Russia in the late-19th/early-20th century. A Russian mystic who apparently had great personal influence over the Russian royal family at the turn of the century, Rasputin is renowned for his mysterious ways and the legends that have built up around his life and death. Written ... Read more

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The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia'Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was one of the most influential people in Russia in the late-19th/early-20th century. A Russian mystic who apparently had great personal influence over the Russian royal family at the turn of the century, Rasputin is renowned for his mysterious ways and the legends that have built up around his life and death. Written
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Once a Grand Duke

by Grand Duke Alexander of Russia ...

Alexander lived in Paris when he wrote his memoirs, Once a Grand Duke, which were first published in 1932. It is a rich source of dynastical and court life in Imperial Russia's last half century, and Alexander also describes time spent as guest of the future Abyssinian Emperor Ras Tafari."The history of the last fifty turbulent years of the Russian Empire provides only a background, but is not the ... Read more

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Alexander lived in Paris when he wrote his memoirs, Once a Grand Duke, which were first published in 1932. It is a rich source of dynastical and court life in Imperial Russia's last half century, and Alexander also describes time spent as guest of the future Abyssinian Emperor Ras Tafari."The history of the last fifty turbulent years of the Russian Empire provides only a background, but is not the
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Revolutionary Days: Recollections of Romanoffs and Bolsheviki 1914-1917

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Julia Dent Grant Cantacuzène Spiransky, Princess Cantacuzène, Countess Spiransky (6 June 1876 – 4 October 1975), was an American author and historian. She was the eldest child of Frederick Dent Grant and his wife Ida Marie Honoré, and the first grandchild of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. In 1899, she married Prince Mikhail Cantacuzène, a Russian general and diplomat ... Read more

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Julia Dent Grant Cantacuzène Spiransky, Princess Cantacuzène, Countess Spiransky (6 June 1876 – 4 October 1975), was an American author and historian. She was the eldest child of Frederick Dent Grant and his wife Ida Marie Honoré, and the first grandchild of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. In 1899, she married Prince Mikhail Cantacuzène, a Russian general and diplomat
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The Franco-German War

by John Acton ...

The Franco-German War (also called Franco-Prussian War) was a famous conflict between the French Second Empire and German states led by Prussia. It was caused by Prussian expansions ambition and marked the end of French hegemony. ... Read more

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The Franco-German War (also called Franco-Prussian War) was a famous conflict between the French Second Empire and German states led by Prussia. It was caused by Prussian expansions ambition and marked the end of French hegemony.
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