Crowned Cousins: The Anglo-German Royal Connection, by Alan Palmer
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For two long periods in modern history — from 1714 to 1760 and from 1837 to 1901 — the sovereign in London looked upon the British and the Germans as peoples inseparably connected, with a common heritage and with similar interests to maintain on the Continent. Close connections between the great ruling houses of Britain and Germany have existed since even before the time of the Hanoverians. In these centuries the affairs of these royal households have played a decisive role in political events and international diplomacy. Germanic influence in England does not exist today, but the bond is still strong, not least in the lineage of the present Royal Family. This book, first published in 1985, looks closely at the Anglo-German dynastic relationship. From the marriage in 1613 of James I’s daughter Elizabeth to the Elector Palatine — from which union every reigning monarch in Europe is descended — to the Second World War and beyond, Alan Palmer uses material from the Royal Archives to letters, memoirs and historical scholarship to place every royal figure in the context of their time and their place on the family tree. Palmer chronicles the ascendancies in German and British political life of the ambitious dynasties of Guelph, Coburg and Battenberg. He also looks closely at the sometimes difficult relationship between the royal families in London and Berlin. Important personalities such as Frederick the Great, the three German Kaisers and Edward VIII are given a spotlight in clear, concise prose not burdened by academic language. Palmer looks also at certain historical topics: the extreme changes of mood in the British press towards Germany and its princes, especially in the twentieth century in the wake of the Kaiser’s wish for a German reich; the attempts of Albert and Victoria to influence the unification of Germany during the long Victorian era in England; the dynastic contacts maintained during World War I; and the rival abortive hopes of Churchill and Ribbentrop to use the ex-Kaiser and the Duke of Windsor as ‘political chessmen’ in the crisis months of 1940. Crowned Cousins provides a valuable study of the royal past and its indispensable place in modern European history. Alan Palmer was Head of the History Department at Highgate School from 1953 to 1969, when he gave up his post to concentrate on historical writing and research. He has written some thirty narrative histories, historical reference books or biographies. In 1980 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Praise for Alan Palmer: ‘Alan Palmer writes the sort of history that dons did before “accessible” became an insult...Cool, rational, scholarly, literate.’ – Sir John Keegan ‘A fine piece of narrative history, a combination of suspense and scholarship which actually makes you wonder will he make it?’ ANTONIA FRASER’S BOOK OF THE YEAR, Sunday Times ‘Alan Palmer has done justice to [the] epic events with a lively, vivid narrative, written with the appropriate style and panache’ LAWRENCE JAMES, The Times Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not a Novel or a Pulitzer Price but is a Good Basic Overview of the Ancestry of the Royals of Europe By Crackers4Noël Anyone interested in the Royal Families of Europe has heard detractors going on about the “Germans” on the various royal thrones. The history is lost to anyone dabbling into royalty and even some who have long been arm chair historians. Alan Palmer is not new to royal biography. Among his works other works is a biography on the Kaiser (Grandson of Queen Victoria), so he knows the content well. His books had been out of print for some time - this book was first published in 1985 and is now available as an ebook. In very simple prose, Mr. Palmer breaks down the ancestry of many of Europe’s houses. All of today’s European royals (and even a few non-European) have ‘German blood,’ in a modern sense. They are just as equally descendants of the very British Tudors and Scottish Stewarts who occupied thrones in England, France and Scotland long before their many of their descendants’s families even had a country to rule.This is not an in-depth book. This is a simple, accessible overview of the ancestry of the British *and other European* royal houses along with their various German connections. It is not for someone looking for anecdotes about Princess Diana or Kate and William. It may serve to education those who go overboard about how “German” the current Queen of England is. This will be old hat for those who read a lot of royal nonfiction and keep up with the relationships of the families. The main personalities are covered with the bare bones information. In truth, I am usually weary of these kind of tomes when it comes to the “German connections” of royal houses. Too often the “German” ancestry of royals is used as a slur with the undertone that the royal in question is therefore not worthy of their throne. It seems to be de rigor in some circles to sneeringly refer to various royals as ‘Germans.’ Forget that they have been in their country hundreds of years, served their countries and are natives who have the same genetic makeup as most of their subjects.Yes, today’s Germany (and most of central Europe) once consisted of hundreds of tiny fiefdoms ruled by families of royal or noble ancestry (or so they claimed). Some were swallowed by the Austrian Empire (Catholic) or were protected as part of the Holy Roman Empire where they were members of its electoral college (Catholic and Protestant) and also held titles of “prince-electors or “electresses.” After the reformation, families related and intermarried for years were no longer marriage options. Neither Protestant Houses or Catholic Houses would consider marriage and conversion (except one French Royal did consider a throne “worth a mass.”) Germany’s prolific and tiny noble/royal families quickly became the ‘stud farm’ for royal Europe’s protestant courts. Most had a mixed lot of royal blood or traced their ancestry to the same persons (i.e. William the Conqueror) as the other royals but their religion was the golden key. If you are european, go back far enough and you will find a blood relationship. After the reformation there were more noble or royal protestant families in what later generally became the German federation (after WWI and WWII).Palmer does a good job of quickly covering the basics. It is not a novel but it does cover the general ancestry showing the early and late marriages (and how they diplomatically effected Europe and future marriages). I was very pleased to see the British ancestry given the weight as it deserves along with the German ancestry.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good but not quite great By J. Hamby Interesting and yet a bit dry. Not too long ago I read a book about the go-between's for Hitler. A look at the various members of royalty and nobility who used their familial ties to the royal house of Great Britain to try and sway politics and make inroads into British involvement in mainland Europe's affairs. So it was with some interest I delved into this.For those who know at most how WWI was the war between cousins (prosaically speaking), this is a nice overview of just how German the British royal family is. Well was. Well still is if you are looking at the DNA that makes up Britain's greatest tourist attraction (among other things less glib of course). Palmer breaks down generation after generation of marriages with the various German houses that span petty princedoms and sweeping empires.It does get a bit too dry and the prose falters slightly. I think part of the flaw for me was that it was treading too familiar ground in a way that was not fresh or engaging simply because it was telling me what I already knew. For those less knowledgeable I think it might be more engaging.The other problem I had was that it seemed a large part of the book unnecessarily dwells on the relationships that precede the Hanoverians. Yes, I do think some background is needed. But there are some odd skips even as I felt it dwelt too long on the period of the Stuarts. While it may outrage many, the thing is is that during the time the lines between the houses of Nassau and Oldenburg from their German counterparts was not as defined. In some ways they were almost as "German" in regard to how they were intermarried into the Stuart dynasty. By this I mean the overall theme of the Anglo-German royal connection. Of course in many regards they weren't. But I felt the author overlooked a small but key point in the introducing chapters dealing with the Stuarts that carried over into the Hanoverians. and how the Dutch and Danish ties reflected the overall dynastic knot that became 17th, 18th and 19th century Western Europe then going into the 20th century and two world wars.But overall a decent read and a nice overlook of royal marriages and a ruling house's familial culture.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A book for the historian but not the recreational reader By Fuzzy's Mom Any student of British history, particularly from the Victorian times to WWI knows the spiderweb of family connections between British and German Royal Families. To say that it was closely interwoven would be an understatement. Cousins marrying cousins was the normal thing throughout Europe but there was none so incestuous as Britain and the Germanic Royals.It actually started with Wiliam and Mary, through the Georges and continued with Victoria where it became an art-form thanks to her many children. To say it lead to a dysfunctional family dynamic would again be a massive understatement.Suspicion and xenophobia ran rampant as national loyalties were always in question. What might have helped reduce tensions between countries often did the exact opposite.Intrigues, alliances and jockeying for power drove any possibility of peaceful co-existence further and further away. It is a fascinating story that is well researched and documented. It is a great book for a student of history but for the recreational reader, it does little to simplify the tangled mess, which is why my recommendation is neutral.
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