Born to Rule: Granddaughters of Victoria, Queens of Europe - Julia Gelardi

Having read quite a bit about the Tsars of Russia, I decided it was time to branch out and learn about other European royalty of the late 19th/early 20th centuries. Born To Rule seemed like a good place to start, and it covers five different European queens, all granddaughters of Queen Victoria. The book is 400 pages long, not including indices and notes, and was published in 2005. It is currently available from Amazon for £6.99. This is Julia Gelardi's first book. She has a Masters degree in history, and according to the blurb inside the book, spent five years researching Born To Rule. The five queens that the book is about are Maud of Norway, ...  Read the complete review