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 Nicholas & Alexandra - Allan Massie
 Nicholas & Alexandra - Allan Massie ... by PhoenixNewest Review: ... life. Both of them knew Queen Victoria as Granny (as did much of Europe's royalty, although she was not in fact Nicholas's ... more ... grandmother). They had four daughters followed by the much longed for heir to the throne, the Tsarevich Alexis. Tragically, Alexis had inherited haemophilia carried by his mother from Queen Victoria.
The Tsars world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was unchanged from 200 years before, where the Tsar was the Autocrat of All the Russias, adored by the people and answerable to God alone. But Russia in their rule was changing, the people were becoming restless and revolutionaries like Lenin were gaining ground. ...more |
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Nicholas & Alexandra - Allan Massie: You will keep hoping fruitlessly for that happy ending... (551 words)
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Several years ago I went to a fascinating exhibition on Nicholas and Alexandra, the last Tsars of Russia. I enjoyed it so much that I bought this book to learn more. I paid £9.99 for the paperback in the museum shop, it is currently unavailable from Amazon but the Waterstones website lists it for £14.99. This dooyoo listing states the author as Allan Massie, which is incorrect. The author is Robert K. Massie, an American writer. Nicholas And Alexandra was first published in th UK in 1968. The story of the last Tsar and Tsarina and their family is well known. Nicholas ascended to the throne at a young age following the sudden death of his father, ... Read the complete review
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