Litsy

Elisabeth: Kaiserin wider Willen | Brigitte Hamann

My third stop was #Vienna, a beautiful city, where I visited lots of fantastic museums and palaces. Inspired by Schloss Schönbrunn, I also read this massive biography about Kaiserin Sisi. I highly recommend it.

#austria #travel

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bouktique

Sisi: Empress on Her Own: A Novel | Allison Pataki

so-so

429 p. I know that marrying the Emperor of Austria-Hungary was not the choice of Sisi, but as poetic and vulnerable she was, she failed people to do her duty. All her life concerned about her passions and love affairs, such a mediocre person. Or is it writing that fails to enlighten the person?

#Sisi #Empress #Pataki

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bouktique

Petro imperator?: knyga I | Kristina Sabaliauskait?

pick

332 p. A second part of a great story about a wife of Peter I, zsar of Russia.
A Lithuanian war prisoner that zsar fell in love with, and married, and later made his Empress. The only person who could influence Peter to be merciful and gracious. She tells her story on her deathbed...

#Sabaliauskaite #PetroImperatore #Peter #zsar #Russia #Lithuania #history #Empress

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Conservio

Shadow Princess: A Novel | Indu Sundaresan

I recently finished the Royal Diary “Jahanara: Princess of Princesses” and decided to follow up with this adult historical fiction of the same woman. In the background is Ember, expecting me to entertain her

I‘ve had it on my shelf now for a few years. #cleanuptbr #india #princesses #historicalfiction #petsoflitsy #dogsoflitsy

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Naj

Shadow Princess: A Novel | Indu Sundaresan

pan

Awful novel. This was the third and final book in the series and everything from the writing to the plot was a snoozefest. The most I've rolled my eyes while reading a book after Da Vinci Code. The first book is interesting enough to keep going, second is amazing, but this one is the worst ending a series can get. Anyway, I'm back into reading again so that's something good. On to the next one.

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CarolinaCarter

Queens of the Conquest | Alison Weir

The first work of history I remember being captivated by is Alison Weir‘s The Six Wives of Henry VIII, which I stumbled upon in my mother‘s bookstore when I was twelve or thirteen. So I‘m so excited to have a digital galley of her forthcoming Queens of the Conquest!

#alisonweir #queensoftheconquest #queen #empress #eleanorofaquitaine #matildaofflanders #matildaofscotland #empressmaud #history #medievalhistory #comingsoon #advancereaderscopy