{"product_id":"the-lives-and-deaths-of-the-princesses-of-hesse-the-curious-destinies-of-queen-victorias-granddaughters-paperback","title":"The Lives and Deaths of the Princesses of Hesse: The Curious Destinies of Queen Victoria's Granddaughters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Welch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fascinating story of the Princesses of Hesse, four sisters at the heart of twentieth-century politics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping family saga and a portrait of a world in turmoil\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Princesses of Hesse were Queen Victoria's grandchildren. After the death of their mother, Queen Victoria's favorite daughter Alice, the Queen stepped in, taking an almost manic interest in the motherless girl's marriage prospects. Very little went according to plan. Fortunately, Queen Victoria did not live to see her direst fears for the girls spouses being realized. She died in January 1901, just before her beloved Hesse granddaughters became caught up in the maelstrom of early 20th century Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The youngest sister, \u003cb\u003eAlix\u003c\/b\u003e, married Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; she was assassinated, along with the rest of her family, in a cellar in Ekaterinburg. \u003cbr\u003e The second, \u003cb\u003eElla\u003c\/b\u003e, married the Russian Grand Duke Serge. After he was assassinated, she became a nun, only to be assassinated by the Bolsheviks twenty-four hours after Alix in 1918. \u003cbr\u003e The third, \u003cb\u003eIrene\u003c\/b\u003e, married the Kaiser's brother, Prince Henry, and was entangled in the 1918 German uprisings. \u003cbr\u003e The eldest sister, Princess \u003cb\u003eVictoria\u003c\/b\u003e, married Prince Louis Battenberg, and became the mother of Lord Louis Mountbatten and grandmother of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Their lives were all dramatic, but this book - the first full-length biography of the Princesses of Hesse - also shows how they interacted as sisters, forever jostling for status and relaying the politics and intrigues that surrounded them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen letters from the sisters as well as from their grandmother Queen Victoria, \u003ci\u003eThe Princesses of Hesse \u003c\/i\u003etakes us on a sweeping journey across the tumultuous landscape of the turn of the century - from the dramas of the Russian Court to the Russian Revolution, and through both World Wars in which they often found themselves on opposing sides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBoth intimate and epic in scope, Frances Welch's biography sheds new light on the four sisters' lives, illuminating a remarkable period of history in the process.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Welch is author of The Romanov \u0026amp; Mr Gibbes (Short Books, 2003) and A Romanov Fantasy: Life at the Court of Anna Anderson (Short Books, 2007) She is married to the writer Craig Brown, and has two children. She lives in Aldeburgh, Suffolk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978273784109,"sku":"9781780726298","price":18.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/eh4Qv1mud_9781780726298.webp?v=1775801392","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-lives-and-deaths-of-the-princesses-of-hesse-the-curious-destinies-of-queen-victorias-granddaughters-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}