Alexander Palace, home of the last Tsar. Tour the Palace Parade Rooms,
rooms of Nickolas II, Rooms of Aleksandra, childrens rooms, palace treasures,
Faberge, the palace today, history of the characters in the story.
Not your average Easter egg! A cool site offering fantastic images of
the infamous "Faberge Eggs." Easter eggs, the age-old symbol of
"Resurrection" and "New Life" took on a whole new meaning with the introduction
of the first of 49 - the Imperial Easter Egg. Faberge, the acclaimed "Master
by the Goldsmiths in France, was the most famous court jeweler in history
- primarily to the Tsars Alexander III and Nikolai II of Russia. The eggs
were lavished of design, workmanship,and mechanism... "each with
mechanical devices (inside) which would puzzle the skills of a most expert
watchmaker," containing a series of "surprises wrought in gold and platinum,
precious gems and enamel." Truly amazing depiction of these beautiful
eggs with good resolution. You can even send your own personal "Faberge"
e-post card! Worth the effort - even if the Sponsor can be annoying at times!
Descriptions of the lives of various royals, focusing primarily on absurdity,
tragedy, scandal, and blood relations. Favourite books, novels, and magazines
about royalty as well.
Seems to have everything!News, links to articles with news about
the British Royal
family, line of succession to the British Throne, chat facility, links
to other royalty pages, speeches by British royalty, royal celebrations,
geneology.
We particularly liked
"The
Bad Blood of the Hannovers," and
"The
Bleeding Sickness," the latter which details the scourge of hemophelia
passed through Europe. "The marriage of Victoria and Albert marked
the beginning of hemophilia in the British royal line that would eventually
infect most of the royal houses of Europe, earning the title of "the royal
disease."