Monarchies and the Great War
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This volume challenges the traditional view that the First World War represents a pivotal turning point in the long history of monarchy, suggesting the picture
This volume challenges the traditional view that the First World War represents a pivotal turning point in the long history of monarchy, suggesting the picture
In the years before World War I, the great European powers were ruled by three first cousins: King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Tsar Nicholas II. Carter use
Was the First World War really 'For King and Country'? This is the first full history of the monarchy's role.
How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession?
The Three Emperors by Miranda Carter is the juicy, funny story of the three dysfunctional rulers of Germany, Russia and Great Britain at the turn of the last ce