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Chargement... Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria (édition 2006)par Julia P. Gelardi
Information sur l'oeuvreBorn to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria par Julia P. Gelardi
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Ms Gelardi has presented us with a huge amount of information from a very specific point of view that of the state of european monarchy in five country: Romania, Spain, Greece, Norway and Russia highlighting the lives of five granddaughters of Queen Victoria who became queen consorts. It is not an academic study, however her sources include a huge amount of personal correspondance which merits the author a creditable effort. The approach is chronological and fucuses mostly on the personal circumstances of the protagonists. On a more negative note, I found confusing the varied references to the same person, for example Queen Victoria Eugénie was known to close family members as Ena, however the author chose to refer to her several ways sometimes within the same paragraph. Given that some names were popular among the offsprings of Queen Victoria (for example, Victoria, Beatrice, Alexandra, Albert), I had to backtrack several times to understand the family relationships. A more complete genealogical tree would also have been useful. Despite this issue, I recommend the book. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Julia Gelardi's Born to Rule is an historical tour de force that weaves together the powerful and moving stories of the five royal granddaughters of Queen Victoria. These five women were all married to reigning European monarchs during the early part of the 20th century, and it was their reaction to the First World War that shaped the fate of a continent and the future of the modern world. Here are the stories of Alexandra, whose enduring love story, controversial 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. Born to Rule evokes a world of luxury, wealth, and power in a bygone era, while also recounting the ordeals suffered by a unique group of royal women who at times faced poverty, exile, and death. Praised in their lifetimes for their legendary beauty, many of these women were also lauded-and reviled-for their political influence. 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. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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