The Romanov Pretenders: The imposters of Alexei, Olga and Tatiana
In the last article, we heard about the women who pretended to be Grand Duchess Anastasia of Russia after her death. To follow on from […]
Articles by Amy Eloise Kelly
Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein – The solemn and binding vows of marriage
Born in 1872, Princess Marie Louise was the daughter of Danish Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and his wife Princess Helena of the United Kingdom who […]
The Romanov Pretenders: The women who pretended to be Anastasia
It is now widely known that Russia’s royal family; the Romanovs were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. Just after the event, however, with a […]
Blanche of Lancaster – ‘Nature’s chief patron of beauty’
Blanche of Lancaster was the mother of King Henry IV of England and the grandmother of King Henry V, but she was never a Queen […]
Magda Lupescu and the abdication of King Carol II of Romania
Magda Lupescu, later known as Princess Elena can be compared to Wallis Simpson in the way that their stories panned out. Unlike Wallis however, the […]
The Year of the last Romanovs – The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and the Khodynka tragedy
Tsar Nicholas was crowned and formally bestowed with his title of Tsar Nicolas II on 26 May 1896. He had become Tsar almost eighteen months […]
