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Christina Croft

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Warwickshire, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry

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Christina Croft was born in Warwickshire, England, and grew up in Yorkshire. Educated at Notre Dame Grammar School, Leeds, she graduated in English and Divinity in Liverpool and obtained teaching and nursing qualifications. She began her writing career as a poet but moved on to biography and novels as well as giving talks about the Romanovs, Habsburgs, Queen Victoria and other late 19th and early 20th century royalties. Her other interests include general history, spirituality, herbs, nature and animals.

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	Queen Victoria's Granddaughters 1860-1918 4.09 avg rating — 722 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alice, The Enigma - A Biography of Queen Victoria's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 300 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Victoria's Grandsons (1859-1918) 3.95 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Queen Victoria's Cousins 3.51 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Most Beautiful Princess 4.04 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Innocence of Kaiser Wilhelm II 4.13 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shattered Crowns: The Scapegoats 3.94 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shattered Crowns: The Sacrifice 4.24 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shattered Crowns: The Betrayal 4.37 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Papa, Beloved Mama: An Intimate Portrait of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert as Parents (1840-1861) 4.19 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Shattered Crowns - The Scapegoats

“In the past,” Archduke Franz Ferdinand said, “I believed that kings and emperors made all the decisions for their people. Now, though, I see it very differently. For the most part, monarchs are merely the actors who take centre-stage. Their lines are scripted for them and their movements are stage-managed by faceless people whom the audience never sees. Even in an autocracy like Austria-Hungary,

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Description: An excerpt from my novel, based on the remarkable life of Grand Duchess Elizabeth of Russia, sister of the last Tsarina.

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Christina Croft wrote a new blog post Shattered Crowns - The Scapegoats “In the past,” Archduke Franz Ferdinand said, “I believed that kings and emperors made all the decisions for their people. Now, though, I see it very Read more of this blog post »
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Christina Croft liked Willem Ginckels's review of The Innocence of Kaiser Wilhelm II: "Thank you, Christina Croft, for this long overdue rehabilitation of much slandered kaiser Wilhelm II. Of course poor Wilhelm was his own worst enemy. His pomposity and bluster did not bring him many friends. But war?! Strong argument that the man did" Read more of this review »
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Christina Croft made a comment in the group European Royalty — European Royalty Discussions topic " Jennifer wrote: "Thank you so much. I am currently reading: Queen Victoria From her birth to the death of the Prince Consort by Cecil Woodham-Smith. I ...more "
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Christina Croft and 2 other people liked Deni's review of Queen Victoria's Granddaughters: 1860-1918: "This was a great read. I learned so much about how through the marriages of her grandchildren, all of Europe, Russia and Norway were all bound together and how significant Queen Victoria's death affected the peace that was enjoyed throughout Europe a" Read more of this review »
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Christina Croft and 1 other person liked Carolyn Dickerson's review of The Innocence of Kaiser Wilhelm II: "Different Outtake I've read one too many books containing information Kaiser Wilhelm II and how much of an evil man he was. This book is a good book about the other side of the man who apparently is viewed to have started world war and ruined his enti" Read more of this review »
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Christina Croft answered Goodreads's question: What are you currently working on? A follow up to 'Queen Victoria's Granddaughters' and 'Queen Victoria's Grandsons' - 'Queen Victoria's Cousins'
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Christina Croft made a comment on Chrissy’s review of Shattered Crowns: The Betrayal " Don wrote: "An Amazing Trilogy. I said on Amazon that Christina Croft conveyed so much feeling to the reader throughout the whole series. A brilliant r ...more "
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Christina Croft rated a book it was amazing Your Word is Your Wand: A Sequel to the Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“It gradually dawned on Wilhelm that, since neither he nor the Tsar had wanted war, the entire conflict had been carefully engineered by ‘internationalists’ who wished to bring down the monarchies of Austria-Hungary, Germany and Russia, in order to create a ‘world government’ of socialists and financiers, whose agendas were cleverly concealed behind a façade of pacifism and philanthropy.”
― Christina Croft, The Innocence of Kaiser Wilhelm II

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“When you’re not with me, my life seems to stop as though I’m no longer real but merely a shadow. It’s as though my soul leaves my body, to be with yours.”
― Christina Croft, Most Beautiful Princess

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“Evil is like a plant - it can’t flourish unless it is fed and watered.”
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