Catherine Radziwill
Princess Catherine Radziwiłł was a Polish-Russian aristocrat. Born in Russia into the Polish-Lithuanian House of Rzewuski, her maternal family was the Russian Dashkov-Vorontsov family. In 1873 she married the Polish-Lithuanian Prince Wilhelm Radziwiłł.
Cecil Rhodes, Man and Empire-Maker
Witness the story of a frail young man who became a colonial powerhouse, whose dreams fueled both an empire and the fires of war in South Africa.
By Catherine Radziwill
Behind the veil at the Russian court
Witness the fall of a Tsar and the dawn of a new reign as secrets and power plays unfold within the opulent walls of the Russian court.
By Catherine Radziwill
France from Behind the Veil: Fifty Years of Social and Political Life
Step back in time to witness the extravagant court of Napoleon III as it teeters on the edge of war and revolution.
By Catherine Radziwill
Rasputin and the Russian Revolution
Amidst social chaos, a so-called mystic gains dangerous influence over the royal family, ultimately speeding the empire toward revolution.
By Catherine Radziwill
Confessions of the Czarina
Betrothed to a Czar while a country spirals toward revolution, a lonely Empress contends with court intrigue and royal expectations as a nation threatens to crumble around her.
By Catherine Radziwill