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Cousins Divided: George V and Nicholas II.(Brief article)(Book review)

From: Contemporary Review  |  Date: 3/22/2007

Cousins Divided: George V and Nicholas II. Ann Morrow. Sutton Publishing. [pounds sterling]20.00. xiv + 274 pages. ISBN 0-7509-3372-0. In this double biography the former Court Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph looks at the joint lives and reigns of George V and Nicholas II, first cousins through their mothers. Their relationship is described as being 'as dramatic and poignant as a Shakespeare tragedy'. It is a tale of 'family affection, of privilege, hesitancy, ...

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