https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X74vaKXnGVA In my latest Snapshot of History video we’ll be exploring The Imperial Fabergé Eggs! If videos aren’t accessible to you, or they’re just not your thing, you can read the full script below. VIDEO SCRIPT Happy Easter everyone! On Easter day 135 years ago, an incredibly extravagant Easter present was given to Tsarina Maria … Continue reading Snapshot of History: The Imperial Fabergé Eggs
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Recommendation: ‘Fall of Giants’ by Ken Follett
"An epic of love, hatred, war and revolution" Covering the period 1911-1924 Ken Follett's 2010 novel 'Fall of Giants' follows 5 families in Wales, England, Germany, Russia & the USA as they navigate their lives before, during and after the First World War... Follett does a fantastic job of weaving these very different families together, … Continue reading Recommendation: ‘Fall of Giants’ by Ken Follett
Snapshot of History: Queen Victoria ‘Grandmother of Europe’
On this week's Snapshot of History* we'll be exploring Victoria's legacy as the 'Grandmother of Europe'. With her most politically prominent grandchildren including: George V, Wilhelm II and Alexandra of Russia! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoIPXoLIa88&feature=youtu.be If videos aren’t accessible to you, or they’re just not your thing, you can read the full script below. VIDEO SCRIPT Recently on … Continue reading Snapshot of History: Queen Victoria ‘Grandmother of Europe’
The Truth Behind the Film: Anastasia
Anastasia is a 1997 20th Century Fox animated film supposedly “based on a true story”. Duchess Anastasia Romanov - courtesy of wikipedia.org Anastasia Film - courtesy of youtube.com Romanov Family - courtesy of commons.wikipedia,org The film follows Anya, an orphan who suffers from amnesia and doesn’t remember she is the lost Russian princess Anastasia Romanov. … Continue reading The Truth Behind the Film: Anastasia
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