The resurrection of the Romanovs: Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery

Description

The passage of more than ninety years and the publication of hundreds of books have not extinguished an enduring interest in the mysteries surrounding the 1918 execution of the last Russian tsar, Nicholas II; the long-uncertain late of his youngest daughter, Anastasia; and the woman known as Anna Anderson, whose claim to be the missing grand duchess perplexed and captivated the world for decades, Refuting long-accepted evidence in the Anderson case and including dozens of previously unpublished photographs, The Resurrection of the Romanovs finally explodes the greatest royal mystery of the twentieth century.• Documents, for the first time, Anna Anderson's scars and how she received them, and uncovers the surprising limitations of her linguistic abilities• Offers dramatic new information about Anna Anderson's childhood• Reveals why Anna Anderson made her claim and how she convinced so many people that she was Anastasia• Exposes those who lied in the historical record• Recounts shocking confrontations between Anna Anderson and her birth family• Paints a starting psychological portrait of Anna Anderson• Explores rumors of Anastasia's survival as a cultural phenomenon and explains why people needed to believe that Anna Anderson was Anastasia• Draws on more than a decade of international research and presents unpublished letters, statements, legal documents and reports, including those from the Hessian and British royal families• Includes the results of an important new DNA test conducted on Anna Anderson