King, Kaiser, Tsar: Three Royal Cousins Who Led the World to War

426 Pages·2007·4.17 MB·English

by  Catrine Clay

King, Kaiser, Tsar
Also by Catrine Clay
Master Race, 1993
Princess to Queen, 1996
King, Kaiser, Tsar
Three Royal Cousins Who Led
the World to War
CATRINE CLAY
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Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Note on Dates and Spellings
Family Tree
Introduction
1. Willy's Bad Start
2. Georgie, the Second Son
3. Nicky, the Third Cousin
4. The Education of Three Royal Cousins
5. Family Dramas
6. Family Strife
7. I Bide My Time
8. Willy, the Kaiser
9. A Wedding and a Betrothal
10. Nicky and Willy
11. Turn of the Century
12. Uncle Bertie and his Two Nephews
13. Willy and Nicky in Trouble
14. Dangerous Disagreements
15. Scandals and Rivalries
16. George Inherits the Throne at Last
17. Three Cousins Go to War
18. The End
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Illustrations
1. Willy, aged 8
2. Nicky, aged 5
3. Georgie and his mother, r.1875
4. Alexander III and family, c.1877
5. Willy, aged 16
6. Georgie and Eddy, 1885
7. The Danish royal family with monkey, 1867
8. The two Danish princesses
9. 'I Bide My Time', 1884
10. The Liebenberg Group, £.1886
11. Coburg wedding group, 1894
12. Nicky and Alix at Coburg, 1894
13. Georgie and May, 1893
14. Willy as Admiral of the Fleet, 1899
15. Queen Victoria, Edward VII, Nicky, Alix and baby, Balmoral,
Septempber 1896
16. Nicky, Alix and daughters, Olga, Tatiana, and baby Maria, 1899
17. Georgie and family, 1906
18. Nicky and Willy at Swinemünde, 21 July 1907
19. Nicky and Georgie, like twins, Cowes, 4 August 1909
20. Count Philipp zu Eulenburg
21. Letter from Nicky to Georgie, 8 May 1910
22. Letter from Willy to Georgie, 15 February 1911