Queen Victoria's Granddaughters: 1860-1918 by Christina Croft

Publication Date: October 28, 2013 Length: 423 pages My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5 stars WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK: All my life I've been obsessed with Queen Victoria. It amazes me how many lives she influenced as queen and as the grandmother of an empire. She and her descendants linked countless nations through marriages and children and their personal sagas provide endless material for writers. They endured highlights and hardships most of us cannot fathom. And at the end of an era it all came crashing to a halt with the fading of the Imperialist age. Christina Croft is excellent and so knowledgeable about this time period. SUMMARY: This book spans the years before and during World War I, culminating with the painful and tragic end of Alix and Ella, the two unfortunates who ended up in Russia during the Revolution. Queen Victoria produced twenty-two granddaughters, five of which became monarchs through their marriages: Maud of Norway, Empress Alix of Russia, Sophie of Greece, Ma