The extraordinary family story of George V, Wilhelm II, and Nicholas II: they were tied to one another by history, and history would ultimately tear them apart. Known among their families as Georgie, Willy, and Nicky, they were, respectively, the royal cousins George V of England, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia--the first ...
During World War II, many Polish children were stolen from their families by the Nazis as part of "Lebensborn" - the programme to create racially pure Aryans. This book investigates the history and ideology of racial hygiene and interviews some of the children whose lives were ruined by the war.
Published to accompany a BBC1 television series in celebration of The Queen's 70th birthday, this book offers an account of her public and private life from childhood to coronation. It begins with her attendance at her father's coronation at the age of 11, looks briefly at the Royal Family from Victoria until Elizabeth's birth, and then takes ...
During the last days of July 1914 telegrams flew between the King, the Kaiser and the Tsar. George V, Wilhelm II and Nicholas II, known in the family as Georgie, Willy and Nicky, were cousins. Between them they ruled over half the world. They had been friends since childhood. But by July 1914 the Trade Union of Kings was falling apart. Each was ...
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