#Romanov family tree queen victoria full

While this does give us the details of all her children's lives, this centers on her favorite grandchild, Princess Alix as she was affectionately known. The book chronicles the earlier years being married to Prince Leopold and his tragic death that had a long lasting affect all during the rest of her lifetime and sought to keep his memory alive through the years.

Truthfully I will say that I did not know much of the history of her children's and grandchildren's lives and this book was informative as well as giving a us a look at how she influenced their lives and the tender love she had for them. This was a great history lesson for me, since Queen Victoria is my most favorite of the royals with her impressive reign that lasted 64 years, when I first spotted this I knew I had to read it.

That was a shame.ĪRC provided by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest reviewīlog Post: 10 Tips to Help You Wrestle that Pesky TBR Pileįirstly, a big thank you to author Melanie Clegg and NetGalley for granting my wish and providing me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.Īfter much consideration I am making this a 5 star read instead of my original 4 stars because I think it deserves it for how much I enjoyed this. We only pretty much only hear about the relationship from Victoria's point of view, giving us little insight into Alexandra's thoughts and feelings. But the fact that Clegg almost exclusively uses these sources gives a very skewed picture. Sources: I acknowledge that Queen Victoria's diaries and letters are a rich source of information. 'In the end, it was Alix's cousin Emperor Wilhelm who decided that enough was enough and decided to intervene, having decided that having a German cousin on the Russian throne might one day be of use to him as he furthered his own territorial ambitions in Europe.' There were some truly clumsy sentences (see example below) and the paragraphs were often laughably long and made me lose focus, because there was no natural stopping place. Writing: Sadly, I found the writing a bit hampering at times. So while Alexandra is actually not even born until 1/3 through the book, the first 3rd was instrumental in telling the actual story. It was, I believe, in large part Victoria's relationship with Alice, that shaped her devotion for Alice's daughter. Princess Alice: Clegg was very wise, I think, in including the birth and life of Empress Alexandra's mother, Alice. It was a novel approach that I enjoyed very much.

Still, it enlightens a relationship, that did much for the both of them, shaping the one and softening the other.

#Romanov family tree queen victoria full

As a historian, however, I did have some issues with the historical work, but I am certain that others, who aren't hampered by this, will enjoy this very much!Īpproach: Writing about the relationship between Victoria and Alexandra, grandmother and granddaughter, of course ensures that this is not a full biography of any of the two women. Having specialized in English Queenship and furthermore having a fascination with the Romanovs, the subject of Empress Alexandra and Queen Victoria was not new to me - but I was really enjoyed the way it was handled here! It took it somewhere new, which delighted me and made me want to keep reading. A FRESH LOOK AT QUEEN VICTORIA AND EMPRESS ALEXANDRAĪs a historian, I love reading biographies that take new approaches to the subjects.