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I would like to invite readers to the virtual launch of my book, Isle and Empires, taking place TONIGHT at 7PM. Link to join: https://youtu.be/iERbIK0HXsE

''How different things would have been if The Romanovs had been given refuge in England.''

Medina Publishing and Skinny Mammoth Media are proud to present the virtual launch of ISLE AND EMPIRES: ROMANOV RUSSIA, BRITAIN AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. This event will include a talk and Q&A by author Stephan Roman, and a presentation of exclusive photographs from the book.

Stephan Roman’s new book Isle and Empires conjures up the world of Russia’s lost imperial glory, and the revolutionary terror which destroyed it.

Starting with the connection of his own family to the fallout of the Russian Revolution, the author delves into the misunderstandings, suspicions and alliances that created an uneasy partnership between two of the world’s most powerful Empires – Britain and Russia.

Described as ‘…both fascinating and unexpected’, Isle and Empires focuses on the tumultuous story of the Romanovs and their connections with Britain. The dynamic and often overlooked role of the Isle of Wight is central to this tale.

The twin towns of East Cowes and Cowes were intimately linked to the Romanovs, from the shipbuilding ambitions of Tsar Peter the Great through to the last Russian Imperial visit by Tsar Nicholas II and his family to Cowes in August 1909. This visit in particular was a symbolic one, deliberately intended to set the seal on a new Anglo-Russian alliance.

Meanwhile, it was to Ventnor that Russian political radicals, writers and poets, were attracted. Over several years they created a Russian summer colony, where liberal views were freely explored and debated, and where the foundations for the 1917 Russian revolution were laid.

Less than ten years later the Romanovs had been overthrown, with the British government and royal family accused of betrayal and complicity in their deaths.

Topical and compelling, the stories described in Isle and Empires reverberate to the present day, and much of what happened when the Romanovs ruled Russia continues to set the pattern for the current relationship between the two countries.

Today is the publication day for Isle and Empires. Thank you to everyone who has supported my book so far.

You can find out more about what inspired me to write the book in the video below, filmed on location in East Cowes, a frequent haunt of the Romanov Imperial family.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt9f...

I would like to invite readers to the virtual launch of my book, Isle and Empires, taking place on 14th July at 7PM. Link to join: https://youtu.be/iERbIK0HXsE

Medina Publishing and Skinny Mammoth Media are proud to present the virtual launch of ISLE AND EMPIRES: ROMANOV RUSSIA, BRITAIN AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT. This event will include a talk and Q&A by author Stephan Roman, and a presentation of exclusive photographs from the book.

Stephan Roman’s new book Isle and Empires conjures up the world of Russia’s lost imperial glory, and the revolutionary terror which destroyed it.

Starting with the connection of his own family to the fallout of the Russian Revolution, the author delves into the misunderstandings, suspicions and alliances that created an uneasy partnership between two of the world’s most powerful Empires – Britain and Russia.

Described as ‘…both fascinating and unexpected’, Isle and Empires focuses on the tumultuous story of the Romanovs and their connections with Britain. The dynamic and often overlooked role of the Isle of Wight is central to this tale.

The twin towns of East Cowes and Cowes were intimately linked to the Romanovs, from the shipbuilding ambitions of Tsar Peter the Great through to the last Russian Imperial visit by Tsar Nicholas II and his family to Cowes in August 1909. This visit in particular was a symbolic one, deliberately intended to set the seal on a new Anglo-Russian alliance.

Meanwhile, it was to Ventnor that Russian political radicals, writers and poets, were attracted. Over several years they created a Russian summer colony, where liberal views were freely explored and debated, and where the foundations for the 1917 Russian revolution were laid.

Less than ten years later the Romanovs had been overthrown, with the British government and royal family accused of betrayal and complicity in their deaths.

Topical and compelling, the stories described in Isle and Empires reverberate to the present day, and much of what happened when the Romanovs ruled Russia continues to set the pattern for the current relationship between the two countries.

Isle and Empires: Romanov Russia, Britain and the Isle of Wight

Stephan Roman