The Royal Mob

by Theresa Sherman

The Royal Mob is the story of the four beautiful Princesses of the House of Hesse, granddaughters of Queen Victoria, who come of age during the zenith of European Royalty. Each makes a brilliant... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604417749
• ISBN13: 9781604417746
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: America Star Books
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The Royal Mob

I enjoyed this book as I do like to read about Europe in it's monarch times. Although this is a fiction book, reading it made me wonder why there weren't more children born with blood disease and mental problems. The rulers of Europe were really one, incredibly large, family.

Thoroughly entertaining and very well written

I don't usually like "historical fiction". Usually the authors take too many liberties with the people they are writing about and probably without even trying hard distort the truth. However, this book is not like that at all. Theresa Sherman has done considerable research and has put together a lovely book about the Hessian sisters, granddaughters of Queen Victoria and daughters of Princess Alice, Queen Victoria's second daughter. I began by thinking that I would read it, as I often do, in concert with other books. I rarely read one book at a time. But within the first sitting, I found that I had to keep reading. I had to know what was coming next. It is interesting different look at the thoughts and motivations behind the historical happenings that lead to among other things, The Great War and World War II. But it is a very precise look at Princess Victoria of Hesse who married Prince Louis of Battenberg and the family that they were part of. Of the four sisters, Victoria and Irene are not as well known as Alix who became Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of all the Russians and Ella who also married into the Russian royal family and became the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna. With this book, Theresa Sherman has brought Princess Victoria of Hesse, grandmother of Prince Philip, the consort of Queen Elizabeth II, and her family into much sharper focus.

E. Freedman

I've never been a fan of anything Royal. My friend suggested this book,telling me how much he loved it. I bought it thinking I would read a little every so often. That idea was short-lived. After starting I couldn't put it down. This is a wonderful Book. I felt the author knew these people. It's as if she witnessed their lives, their stroy. Interesting and Beautifully written. I'm looking forward to Ms. Sherman' next effort.

THE ROYAL MOB

There are many historical novels out there but I think it's a difficult genre to crack. The tale could well distort the realms of history for perpetuity if the author isn't careful. This author has been careful. She has taken a few liberties with timings and events, but the amount of research into the subject is clearly obvious. Characters are very well drawn, dates are accurate, events are told in great detail, and a cast of characters with family nicknames is included. And the front cover features an image of the two main characters that is incredibly rare. The novel itself is a page turner telling a story of royalty, romance and revolution - and even that shady character Rasputin makes an appearance. If this story doesn't make you want to pick up a non-fiction history book to find out more, I'll be very surprised.

Royal Sisters of the Century

From the back cover: "The Royal Mob is the story of the four beautiful Princesses of the House of Hesse, granddaughters of Queen Victoria, who come of age during the zenith of European Royalty. Each makes a brilliant marriage that will bring her both happiness and heartbreak. The eldest, Princess Victoria, marries the handsome Prince Louis of Battenberg, the former lover of Lillie Langtry. The next, the exquisite Elisabeth, is swept off to the unbelievable splendor of the Romanov court by Grand Duke Serge, while Irène dazzles Prince Henry of Prussia and takes her place at the court in Berlin. Alix, the youngest, marries the man she has loved since childhood, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and becomes the fabled Empress Alexandra. From such exotic locals as Russia, Bulgaria and Ottoman Jerusalem, to the drawing rooms of Sandringham, The Royal Mob is told as an intimate memoir of the eldest sister, Princess Victoria of Hesse, who was the favorite granddaughter of Queen Victoria. Starting in the court of the Queen Empress and ending at the marriage of Victoria's grandson, Prince Philip, to the future Queen Elizabeth of England, The Royal Mob is the lavish and exciting story of the last royal courts of Europe. Theresa Sherman is a pen name." The Royal Mob is a great summer/ autumn read, something like The Other Boleyn Girl. It's a fictional memoir of Lord Mountbatten's mother and Prince Philip's grandmother, and tells her story, the story of her tragic sisters, and indeed the family of Queen Victoria, through her compassionate yet pragmatic eye.