Historical fiction book romanov family

These are my favorite historical fiction books about the romanovs. This work of fiction is based on the lives of the romanov family and what we know of them from their diaries and other historical data. The bodies were taken to the koptyaki forest, where they were stripped and mutilated. A compelling alternate history of the romanov family in which a secret fifth. Readers dish on the best historical fiction books theyve ever read. The kitchen boy is also a touching portrait of a loving family that was in many. These are the top 5 historical fiction books for you to get lost in for a day or a weekend, and spend your days in the past. The family romanov discusses nicholass reign, lenin and the bolshevik revolution, the romanov family, and the end of imperial russia. A solid recommendation for readers of historical fiction, especially those who favor the. Real letters and notes written by the romanovs that the author includes in the book make this novel even more fascinating to anyone who is interested in the dramatic and tragic events that followed the october 1917 revolution in russia. Set against a backdrop of imperial russias twilight, the romanov bride has the. Five great books about the romanovs blog tripfiction.

A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Read the romanov sisters the lost lives of the daughters of nicholas and alexandra. So it was refreshing to read a historical fiction novel about the romanovs that centered not around anastasia or tsar nicholas, but about tsarina maria, nicholas mother. Most of us know about the romanov dynasty because of catherine the great, peter the great, and most likely, rasputin and the fall of the tsars. The last grand duchess, russia, 1914 by carolyn meyer, the lost crown by sarah miller, the. She is brought to crimea to identify someone from her mysterious past as ladyinwaiting to tsarina alexandra. I knew very little about the romanov family when i started this book. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The russian imperial romanov family were shot and bayoneted to death by communist revolutionaries under yakov yurovsky in yekaterinburg on the night of 1617 july 1918. Book groups and historical fiction buffs have made robert alexanders two. There have been many films about the romanovs, so this list may be incomplete. The best romanov books, the russian tsars and russian.

Scattered throughout the book are writings by regular russians showing what life was like under tsar nicholas. In 1919 the white army commissioned an investigation but were unable to find the unmarked gravesite. Tsar nicholas ii and tsarina alexandra granddaughter of queen victoria and their 4 daughters and son, alexei, i am intensely interested in queen victoria and her descendants, who became rulers in every european country. My top 5 historical fiction books an historian about town. It is historical fiction set in russia maybe 10 yrs before the revolution, spanning until at least as far as the romanovs execution. Any works of fiction that has the romanov family in the plot. I was anastasia by ariel lawhon and 27 best historical fiction books coming.

The best romanov books, the russian tsars and russian royal family, royal fiction, of kings and queens, therefore i read, fiction featuring. Here are several fascinating works of fiction and nonfiction that. Fiction featuring the romanov family 48 books goodreads. The sisters the saga of the mitford family by mary s. Also killed that night were retainers who had accompanied them. The last romanov by dora levy mossanen 1991, darya is the fictional last surviving member of the romanov household.