The court of the last tsar : pomp, power, and pageantry in the reign of Nicholas II / Greg King.

Author/creator King, Greg, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoHoboken : Wiley, ©2006.
Descriptionxiii, 559 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918--Family.
Romanov, House of.
Russia--Civilization. --20th century.
Russia--Social life and customs. --20th century.
Russia--Court and courtiers.

Contents Personages -- The last tsar -- The imperial family -- A rival court -- The Romanovs -- The Russian Court -- Below stairs at the palace -- The military -- The aristocracy -- The Russian Orthodox Church -- Palaces -- The winter palace -- Tsarskoye Selo -- Peterhof -- The Moscow palaces -- Possessions -- Imperial riches -- Fashion at the Russian Court -- Jewelry, regalia, and objets d'art -- Imperial transportation -- Country estates -- Pageantry -- Imperial ceremonies -- An imperial funeral -- An imperial wedding -- The coronation -- The tercentenary -- Imperial balls -- State visits -- The Crimea -- The last season -- Epilogue: July 20, 1914: the beginning of the end.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 531-538) and index.
LCCN 2005017409
ISBN0471727636 (cloth)
ISBN9780471727637