Paul Gilbert is organizing the Nicholas II Conference at the St. John’s Orthodox Church in Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom, on Saturday 27 October 2018. The conference marks the 150th Anniversary of the Birth and 100th Anniversary of the Death of the last Monarch of Russia, Tsar Nicholas II. Five experts from Canada, the UK and […]
New royal and noble books – July 2018
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online BELGIUM/THE NETHERLANDS Author: Valerie Vrancken. Title: De blijde inkomsten van de Brabantse hertogen. Macht, opstand en privileges in de vijftiende eeuw (The Joyful Entrances of the Dukes of Brabant. Power, Rebellion and Privileges […]
New Royal and Noble Books – June 2018
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online AUSTRIA Author: Helmut Neuhold. Title: Der Rest ist Österreich. 1918/19 – Von der Monarchie zur Republik (Everything else is Austria. 1918/19 – From monarchy to republic). Published: 1 June 2018 by KRAL. Language: […]
My New Magazines and Postcards
It is not fun having serious health problems, but some people just know exactly how to cheer me up. Received some lovely magazines, postcards and even a royal postal stamp lately.
New Royal and Noble Books – February 2018
For more new books about royalty see: History of Royal Women Royal Book News The World of Royalty Van Hoogstraten Online CASTLES Author: Siegfried Hetz. Title: Mit Macht und Pracht. Burgen, Schlösser und Klöster im fürsterzbischöflichen Salzburg (With Power and Splendour. Castles, Palaces and Monasteries in the Prince Archbishop’s Salzburg). Published: February 2018 by […]
Books – A Visit to the Library
When I recently checked the database of my public library for a certain book, I ended up with a search for “adel” (noble). Of course I discovered a real treasure of books about noble subjects and started ordering. Somehow they all managed to reach the library at the same time and now I have the […]
The Last Days of the Romanovs – A Pierre Gilliard Photo Exhibition
When I heard about this exhibition I really wanted to see it. As I heard it wasn’t really a big one, I decided to do a tour and visited exhibitions in Dordrecht, Delft and The Hague last week. From 4 March to 11 June 2017 the Photomuseum in The Hague shows the exhibition: “Pierre Gilliard. […]
Diamonds are Forever
Some weeks a friend and I visited the Diamond Museum in Amsterdam. From royalty-watchers I had heard that it was great. The museum is located in a 17th century villa between the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum and was rather easy to find. The only European Diamond Museum (at the moment as Antwerpen will […]
Helen Rappaport – Caught in the Revolution
The opening weekend of the exhibition “1917. Romanovs & Revolution” at the Hermitage Amsterdam, The Netherlands, started off brilliantly. The opening was on Friday 3 February 2017 and afterwards followed a busy weekend with already many visitors. On Saturday there was a special event for the Friends of the Hermitage with a very well-attended lecture […]
1917. Romanovs & Revolution
This month, February 2017, it is 100 years ago the February Revolution broke out that led to the end of the monarchy in Russia. On this occasion from 4 February to 17 September 2017 the Hermitage Amsterdam, The Netherlands, organises the exhibition “1917. Romanovs & Revolution”. An exhibition that in October will open in somewhat […]