An edition of The Three Emperors
(2009)
The three emperors
three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One
by Miranda Carter
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Uses the cousins' correspondence and a host of historical sources to tell the tragicomic story of a tiny, glittering, solipsistic world that was often preposterously out of kilter with its times, struggling to stay in command of politics and world events as history overtook it.
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George v, king of great britain, 1865-1936, William ii, german emperor, 1859-1941, Nicholas ii, emperor of russia, 1868-1918, World war, 1914-1918, diplomatic history, Europe, history, 1871-1918, Great britain, kings and rulers, Great britain, biography, Germany, biography, Russia (federation), biography, World War, 1914-1918, Diplomatic history, History, Biography, Kings and rulers, Politics and government, Foreign relations, Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918, Histoire diplomatique, Histoire, Politique et gouvernement, Relations extérieures, 15.70 history of Europe, Diplomatic relations, Weltkrieg, Germany, Great Britain, Russian Empire, Heads of State and Heads of government, Royal families, Monarchy, International politics, International relations, World War I., Germany, kings and rulers, Social aspects| Edition | Availability |
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The three emperors: three cousins, three empires and the road to World War One
2009, Fig Tree
in English
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Table of Contents
pt. I. Three Childhoods, Three Countries
1. Wilhelm: an experiment in perfection (1859)
2. George: coming second (1865)
3. Nicholas: a diamond-studded ivory tower (1868)
pt. II. Family Ties, Imperial Contests
4. Wilhelm emperor (1888-90)
5. Young men in love (1891-4)
6. Wilhelm Anglophile (1891-5)
7. Perfidious Muscovy (1895-7)
8. Behind the wall (1893-1904)
9. Imperial imperatives (1898-1901)
pt. III. A Bright New Century
10. fourth emperor (1901-4)
11. Unintended consequences (1904-5)
12. Continental shifts (1906-8)
13. A Balkan crisis (1908-9)
14. Edward's mantle (1910-11)
15. Celebrations and warnings (1911-14)
16. July 1914
pt. IV. Armageddon
17. A war (1914-18).
Edition Notes
Maps on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-569) and index.
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