Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen VictoriaSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 01 ապր, 2007 թ. - 480 էջ 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. |
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GANGAN | 28 |
IN PURSUIT OF ALIX | 38 |
MAUD COULD NOT HAVE DONE BETTER | 60 |
TOO PAINFUL TO BEAR | 75 |
Trials and Tribulations 19011914 | 91 |
SPLENDID ISOLATION | 93 |
HOLD MY HAND THAT I MAY HAVE COURAGE | 216 |
NEUTRAL NORTH AND SOUTH | 226 |
BELEAGUERED AND BETRAYED | 235 |
THE ABYSS | 252 |
DEATH AT EKATERINBURG | 260 |
MAMMA REGINA | 272 |
Denouement 19201969 | 289 |
CAPITULATION AGAIN | 291 |
EMBATTLED BUT NOT DEFEATED | 102 |
THE FACADE CRUMBLES | 114 |
DESTINY BECKONS | 123 |
BAPTISM OF FIRE | 138 |
NORWAYS ENGLISH QUEEN | 145 |
REVOLUTIONARY FEVER | 153 |
LA RE IN A HERMOSA | 162 |
MAMMA HELP ME | 173 |
BEFORE THE STORM | 185 |
On the Throne DISASTER AND TRIUMPH 19141920 | 197 |
BALKAN CAULDRON | 199 |
TOO SAD | 305 |
I WOULD NEVER LEAVE ENGLAND | 314 |
I THOUGHT I HAD DONE WELL | 331 |
THE GOD WITHIN US | 344 |
I BLESS YOU WITH MY LAST BREATH | 354 |
FROM EXILE TO VIVA LA REINA | 371 |
EPILOGUE | 383 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY | 427 |
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