Kings and queens in the turmoil of the two world wars.
In the summer of 1914, Europe was predominantly monarchical: out of twenty-two states, nineteen were kingdoms, empires, principalities or grand-duchies. Exceptional circumstance: their sovereigns, who will unite, fight and sometimes betray each other, are almost all relatives, linked by blood and marriages (Romanov, Habsburg, Hohenzollern, Windsor…). Thus the “war of kings” will be an incredible family settling of accounts on the scale of a continent, then of the world.
In the aftermath of the two world wars, what happened to the monarchs? Which ones are still there? Those who abdicated, were banished or chose exile?
With the brio that characterizes him, Jean des Cars tells us about the “twilight of kings”, a half-century during which fear meets greatness, and barbarism the heroic gesture.
Jean des Cars is the historian of the great dynasties of Europe and their most illustrious representatives. Among his great successes: The Saga of the Romanovs; The Habsburg Saga; The Saga of the Grimaldi; The Windsor Saga; Nicholas II and Alexandra; François-Joseph and Sissi.
Quotes in the color cartridge:
” Exciting ! “
The Parisian
“Jean des Cars, eminent specialist in dynastic sagas, sets out the facts, country after country, decade after decade, in a lively and documented work, all the more pleasant to read as it consists of nearly 170 sub-chapters which each tell a story. “
Le Figaro Magazine
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