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Costume Ball (1903)
Read more...The idea for a costume ball in celebration of the 290th anniversary of the House of Romanov came to Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna at the end of 1902. The entire event was held at the Winter Palace in ...
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Tercentenary of the House of Romanov (1913)
Read more...The celebrations marking the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty began on the morning of 21 February 1913 with an artillery salute of thirty-one rounds from the Peter and Paul Fortress. The Patriarch...
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Queen Alexandra in Russia
Read more...Princess Alexandra of Denmark was born on 1 December 1844. Her younger sister, Dagmar, was born three years later, on 26 November 1847. Throughout their lives, much of what they did followed a patter...
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Tsar Nicholas II in Scotland
Read more...On 20 March 1901, Tsar Nicholas II made the following entry in his diary: “At 12 we received the Duke of Abercorn with his Ambassador Extraordinary to announce Uncle Bertie’s coming to the throne. I ...
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