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Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig and Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine in Italy - 1893
2017 || Paperback || Petra H. Kleinpenning || Brave New Books || met inkijkexemplaar
In the spring of 1893, Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig of Hesse and by Rhine and his younger sister Princess Alix, the future wife of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, went on a holiday to the Italian cities of Florence and Venice. They admired works of art in museums and churches, rode through the parks of Florence and the surrounding hills, and enjoyed gondola rides on the canals and in the lagoon of Venice. They also spent time with relatives, including Queen Victoria, Prince and Princess Henry of Ba...
Darling Queen - Dear old Bones
Queen Wilhelmina's correspondence with her English governess Miss Saxton Winter, 1886-1935
2017 || Hardcover || Wilhelmina (koningin der Nederlanden) e.a. || Amsterdam University Press
This book presents a remarkable collection of letters from Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880-1962) and her governess, Elizabeth Saxton Winter (1855-1936), an Englishwoman. The earliest letters are those of a child, sent to Miss Winter when she was on holiday in England, but after Wilhelmina's education was finished in 1896 and she had no more need of a governess, she continued to write to Winter weekly. Her long letters cover a wide range of subjects: including her perspective on peop...