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Times were different back then. Even 30 years ago when my mother was diagnosed with cancer nobody talked about it. Wouldn't a thing like haemophilia just get the supersticious Russians up in arms more? Remember they whispered that Alix came to them behind a casket. Then Khlydonka Field happened...

If you think about it, the BBC is quite HUGE in England and Hollywood is it's equivelent so it would make sense that their HRH would hit that industry. Hollywood is just about the only game in town there.

You lurking lurker that lurks!:tongue:

I agree. They both are so very natural and real aren't they?

Why Midwestern Mom! Fancy meeting you here! ;) I think you'll enjoy this site. :biggrin:

Agreed. And Alix kept them with her as long as she could so they really hadn't any experience with other suitors either.

Now isnt' that fascinating as I seem to remember when Alexander II came calling for her hand and Victoria thought him quite dashing.:biggrin:

Oh I don't know, the romance books all follow a set pattern/formula. Russo has been known to read them on occasion after all the stuffy bio.'s she's read. Maybe this could be a new venue for Sarah?

Greg King and penny Wilson will soon know. Their next work is on Uncle Ernie. That I am salivating for! (Especially since his relationship with little Princess Elizabeth--the first daughter who died-- was so close) See I don't know. Sergei could have been a closet and he could have been just...

It's hard to say whether they were or not. An excellent book on Ella is Warwick's "Ella: Princess, Saint and Martyr". (Should be at your local library) He writes about how Sergei wanted Ella to look a certain way, fashionable and beautiful. that she did things his way, she makes no mention of...

No he didn't and he married her. He had to have the Tsar's approval however and stood firm. Alexander III wasn't long for this world at the time and gave it. Alix was of equal rank. Her mother was Queen Victoria's daughter, no matter Victoria had to marry her children into lesser principalities...

Indeed. He didn't think it healed.

He could have married her and abdicated. Become the farmer he wanted to be. Funny thing, Michael was actually a better farmer than his brother. According to the Crawford book, his estate increased itself and profits yearly. Michael streamlined everything and made it work. Had Michael married...

All in all, I think Katherine scored a slam dunk in Canada.

Well according to the NY Time for 7/10/2011 it's not even in the top 35. Best Sellers - The New York Times

We are still in a recession. IMO, Fergie has worn out her Duchess of York mantle and her books no longer sell like they used to. I would imagine they (the publishing houses)are taking a very hard look at the profitability line and find it lacking with Sarah.

Pauline law dictated it was the first male heir. Besides, Georgie was sick (too bad, I heard he would have been a good ruler) and Michael was running around having romances with Baby Bea and others.

My ADD/dyslexia rearing it's ugly head again. Whoops!:whistling:

:previous:Well that's got Russo beat. She used to fall asleep in Psych class every day at 3:15. (Found out later it was anemia. Poor teacher probably thought she was a bore as Russo sat right up front.)

Russo thinks the publishers find anything by Sarah kryptonite. Which is too bad, I had heard this book was fine and nothing at all wrong with it.

According to my Peter he was a real "swisher". However! He would have been good for moral. :biggrin:

That's the only thing that Nicky stood up to his father and mother about: his marriage to Alix. It was Alix or nothing. Should have been nothing. As an aside, Princess victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (aka Queen Ena of Spain) was also a carrier of haemophilia. Alfonso knew there was a great chance...

:previous:My Peter thinks that (based on his reading of all the Romanov material) Alexi was already dying when he got to Ekaterinburg.

Well I could hardly see Felix reporting for duty in the war effort, could you? :whistling:

By sheer numbers only. Massie reports (N & A) that Grand Duke Boris was in charge of outfitting troops w/munitions etc. and grafted heavily on it. The Crawford book states that there frequently wasn't enough food, etc. when GD Michael was fighting. Even the execution squad of Nicky, Alicky and...