Coryne Hall
Queen Victoria and The Romanovs: Sixty Years of Mutual Distrust
Queen Victoria and The Romanovs: Sixty Years of Mutual Distrust
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Queen Victoria distrusted the Romanovs and did not wish her granddaughters to marry into that barbaric country. This distrust started with the story of the Queens 'Aunt Julie, Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and her disastrous Russian marriage. In 1894, her granddaughter became Nicholas IIs wife, the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, and this brought Victoria and the Tsar closer together.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Queen Victoria, despite her frequent visits to England, held a deep mistrust towards the Romanov family. In her letters, she expressed her strong aversion to Russia, referring to it as "horrid" and expressing her firm belief that she did not want her granddaughters to marry into such a barbaric country. She particularly distrusted Tsar Nicholas I, but as a young woman, she was captivated by his son, the future Alexander II. However, any possibility of a marriage between them was deemed unlikely due to political complexities and the looming Crimean War, which further strained relations. This distrust originated with the story of Queen Victoria's "Aunt Julie," Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and her disastrous Russian marriage. Romanov expert Coryne Hall delves into sixty years of family feuding, encompassing outright wars, inter-marriages, assassinations, and the Great Game in Afghanistan, where Alexander III referred to Victoria as a "pampered, sentimental, selfish old woman." In the fateful year of 1894, Victoria faced the undeniable truth that her granddaughter had become Nicholas II's wife, the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna. Over time, Victoria's distrust of the German Kaiser brought her and the Tsar closer together. With the kind permission of the Royal Archives at Windsor, excerpts from Queen Victoria's journals are used to recount this captivating story of family relations played out on the global stage.
Weight: 250g
Dimension: 129 x 195 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781398109094
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