The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna by C. W. Gortner Book Review
While most will remember the last Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna, not all will remember Nicholas’s mother who managed to […]
Maria Feodorovna of Russia
Investigative Committee refutes Emperor Alexander III’s poisoning theory
The Investigative Committee, which recently confirmed that the remains found in 1991 and 2007 in Yekaterinburg belong to Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their […]
Alexander III’s shrine was opened last Tuesday for DNA study in probe into death of last Russian tsar’s family
The shrine of Emperor Alexander III of Russia was opened last Tuesday to take DNA-samples. These will be sent to Moscow to be studied and […]
Alexander, Napoleon & Joséphine: A Story of Friendship, War and Art
Last week I was invited to view the new Alexander, Napoleon & Josephine: A Story of Love, War and Art exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam. […]
Under the protection of Catherine the Great – Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel was born 3 December 1764 to Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick and Princess Augusta of Great Britain. Her younger sister Caroline […]
The women of Soestdijk Palace
Every house has traces of its former inhabitants. Soestdijk has had many over the years, and I went there in search of its royal women. […]