Anna – Catherine the Great’s daughter
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna was born on 9 December 1757 as the daughter of the future Empress Catherine the Great. Anna was born between 10 […]
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great – The woman that adopted a nation
Born in 1729 as Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, the young woman in question was destined for a mediocre life. Daughter of an insignificant Prussian prince, […]
July 2017 Book News
Shadows of a Princess Paperback – 27 July 2017 (UK) & 25 July 2017 (US) Reissued for the twentieth anniversary of Diana’s death, this sensational […]
June 2017 Book News
The King Who Had To Go: Edward Vlll, Mrs Simpson and the Hidden Politics of the Abdication Crisis Hardcover – 13 June 2017 (US) & […]
Empresses of All Russia: Catherine II
The future Empress Catherine II of Russia was born as Sophie Friederike Auguste von Anhalt-Zerbst-Dornburg as the daughter of Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst and Princess Johanna Elisabeth […]
Catherine The Greatest: Self-Polished Diamond – Exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam
Once upon a time… I’m not sure Catherine herself would agree with the fairy tale the Hermitage makes her life out to be. Sure, she […]
