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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting
« on: April 08, 2017, 09:56:44 AM »
My 3rd book, Raising Royalty: 1000 Years of Royal Parenting, has been published in Canada by Dundurn Press (The USA and UK release date is May 2). The book profiles 20 sets of British and European royal parents from medieval times to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge today. There are two chapters about the Romanovs: one about Peter the Great and another about Nicholas II and Alexandra.

https://www.amazon.ca/Raising-Royalty-Years-Royal-Parenting/dp/1459735692/

I should also mention that I'm currently writing a monthly Russian Revolution series for Smithsonian Magazine-the most recent article (March) was about Czar Nicholas II's abdication.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/author/carolyn-harris/

Enjoy the book!

All the best

Carolyn Suzanne Harris

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Empress of the Night by Eva Stachniak
« on: April 24, 2014, 06:07:20 PM »
My review of Stachniak's latest novel of Catherine the Great - a nice look at Catherine's last year but I preferred the previous novel, The Winter Palace, about her rise to power.

http://www.royalhistorian.com/empress-of-the-night-a-novel-of-catherine-the-great-by-eva-stachniak-historical-fiction-review/

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Red Fortress: History and Illusion in the Kremlin by Catherine Merridale
« on: December 09, 2013, 10:49:18 AM »
Has anyone else read this book? I especially enjoyed the sections about the Muscovite rulers - lots of new details about their lives and interests. There's also an extended discussion of Nicholas II's coronation and nostalgia for old Muscovy

Here's my full review:

http://www.royalhistorian.com/red-fortress-history-and-illusion-in-the-kremlin-by-catherine-merridale-review/

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / The War That Ended Peace: The Road to 1914 by Margaret MacMillan
« on: December 01, 2013, 03:46:32 PM »
Lots of interesting material in this acclaimed book regarding Nicholas II, his foreign relations and the key ministers who influenced him during the years prior to the outbreak of the First World War.

Here's my full review:

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-war-that-ended-peace-the-road-to-1914-by-margaret-macmillan-review/

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy by Douglas Smith
« on: November 06, 2012, 11:21:25 AM »
My review of Douglas Smith's work: a moving and well researched account of the victims of the Russian Revolution that sheds light on the broader scope of Russian history

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-imperial-russian-book-reviews-4-former-people-the-final-days-of-the-russian-aristocracy-by-douglas-smith/

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behing the Symbol of Perfection
« on: October 04, 2012, 11:11:29 AM »
An interesting history of the ballerina from the 18th century to the present. An engaging read (with the exception of some historical inaccuracies concerning Mathilde Kschessinska's relationship with the Romanovs)

http://www.royalhistorian.com/ballerina-sex-scandal-and-suffering-behind-the-symbol-of-perfection-by-deirdre-kelly-review/

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The Tudors / The Last Plantagenet Queens by Kavita Mudan Finn
« on: August 28, 2012, 12:21:19 PM »
New scholarly book about how Tudor writers viewed England's last medieval queens

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-tudor-book-reviews-6-the-last-plantagenet-consorts-gender-genre-and-historiography-1440-1627-by-kavita-mudan-finn/

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The Tudors / Mary Rose by David Loades
« on: July 15, 2012, 09:05:07 PM »
New scholarly biography of Henry VIII's sister Mary

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-tudor-book-reviews-5-mary-rose-tudor-princess-queen-of-france-the-extraordinary-life-of-henry-viiis-sister-by-david-loades/

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / A Bride for the Tsar by Russell E. Martin
« on: July 14, 2012, 01:42:53 PM »
Here is my review of A Bride for the Tsar: Bride-Shows and Marriage Politics in Early Modern Russia.

It's a fascinating look at the marriages of Russian Tsars from Vassily III to Peter the Great

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-romanov-book-reviews-3-a-bride-for-the-tsar-bride-shows-and-marriage-politics-in-early-modern-russia-by-russell-e-martin/

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The Tudors / The Divorce of Henry VIII: The Untold Story from Inside the Vatican
« on: July 09, 2012, 12:38:43 PM »
An fascination look at the career of Gregorio Casali, the diplomat appointed to represent Henry VIII's interests in Rome during the negotiation of his divorce from Catherine of Aragon

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-tudor-book-reviews-4-the-divorce-of-henry-viii-the-untold-story-from-inside-the-vatican-by-catherine-fletcher/

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Books about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / "The Succession Prospects of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna 1895-1918"
« on: June 14, 2012, 02:26:08 PM »
I am pleased to announce the publication of my first peer reviewed scholarly article "The Succession Prospects of Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna 1895-1918" in Canadian Slavonic Papers, Volume 54, Number 1-2, March-June, 2012. http://www.ualberta.ca/~csp/index.html

The Abstract is currently available on my website http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-succession-prospects-of-grand-duchess-olga-nikolaevna-1895-1918-now-available-from-canadian-slavonic-papers/

Best Wishes

Carolyn Suzanne Harris
www.royalhistorian.com

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The Tudors / Eleanor de Montfort: A Rebel Countess in Medieval England by Louise Wilkinson
« on: May 31, 2012, 01:07:36 PM »
An interesting biography of a powerful medieval royal woman. A couple hundred years earlier than the Tudors but Eleanor de Montfort was an ancestor of Elizabeth Woodville, the mother of Elizabeth of York.

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-medieval-book-reviews-3-eleanor-de-montfort-a-rebel-countess-in-medieval-england-by-louise-j-wilkinson/

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Films and TV shows about the Romanovs and Imperial Russia / Royalty in Downton Abbey
« on: May 05, 2012, 11:16:12 AM »
It's interesting how royalty never appears in the series Downton Abbey but their activities off screen have a profound influence on nobility and servants alike:

http://www.royalhistorian.com/you-will-not-be-received-at-court-royal-references-in-downton-abbey/

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The Tudors / Wicked Women of Tudor England by Retha Warnicke
« on: April 18, 2012, 05:07:13 PM »
An interesting book about six fascinating and notorious Tudor women!

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-tudor-book-reviews-3-wicked-women-of-tudor-england-by-retha-warnicke/

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The Tudors / Katherine Parr Festival at Sudeley Castle
« on: April 02, 2012, 09:56:38 PM »
Sudeley Castle is having a summer festival to celebrate the 500th birthday of its most famous resident

http://www.royalhistorian.com/the-duchess-of-cornwall-to-be-patron-of-the-katherine-parr-quincentenary-festival-at-sudeley-castle/

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