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Rasputin?
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Rasputin?
Has anyone read a good RECENT HF about Rasputin? There seems to be some effort being made to restore his reputation.
Wendy K. Perriman
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
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Really?
Okay dumb question but dos that man all the women n stuff wasn't true?
Okay dumb question but dos that man all the women n stuff wasn't true?
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DeJonng (sp) wrote an excellent bio of the man and his times. The three who murdered him were even more despicable.
Bodo the Apostate, a novel set during the reign of Louis the Pious and end of the Carolingian Empire.
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[quote=""donroc""]DeJonng (sp) wrote an excellent bio of the man and his times. The three who murdered him were even more despicable.[/quote]
Thanks - I'll track that one down.
Thanks - I'll track that one down.
Wendy K. Perriman
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Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
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[quote=""Divia""]Really?
Okay dumb question but dos that man all the women n stuff wasn't true? [/quote]
Not sure! I think he was slandered by his enemies - but I'm guessing he was still the Tsarina's "bad boy" weakness. Someone needs to write a great HF about him!!!
Okay dumb question but dos that man all the women n stuff wasn't true? [/quote]
Not sure! I think he was slandered by his enemies - but I'm guessing he was still the Tsarina's "bad boy" weakness. Someone needs to write a great HF about him!!!
Wendy K. Perriman
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
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http://www.FireOnDarkWater.com
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
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IN answer to the original question, Rasputin is a central figure in my HF novel, Immortal Betrayal
But from the world of historical fact:
There is a lot of misinformation out there about Rasputin.
1) Yes, he slept with a LOT of women from various class levels.
2) Empress Alexandra was not among them. Her devotion to her husband was unwavering. She relied on Rasputin only as a holy man who could heal her son.
3) He was a very uncouth individual and he drank a lot. He allowed himself to get caught up in some of his lovers' intrigues, but was frankly too much of a drunk to be of any use to them outside of the bed.
4) Those who killed him (it was more than 3 - the main plot was among 5 men) truly believed he was a threat to their country and to the Empress. They may have been right. There does exist some evidence from various memoirs that some members of the rather large "anti-Alexandra" contingent were trying to recruit him to actively harm either the lady or her reputation.
In addition to my HF book, I have also written a non-fiction book on the present members of the Romanov family. Rasputin's murder figures heavily into that work as well, so I have done quite a bit of research into the matter.
There is a book which really does serve as the final word on the events surrounding his murder: Prelude to Revolution, The Murder of Rasputinby Ronald C. Moe. His research and the documentation he provides for his conclusions is truly worth every penny spent on it.
But from the world of historical fact:
There is a lot of misinformation out there about Rasputin.
1) Yes, he slept with a LOT of women from various class levels.
2) Empress Alexandra was not among them. Her devotion to her husband was unwavering. She relied on Rasputin only as a holy man who could heal her son.
3) He was a very uncouth individual and he drank a lot. He allowed himself to get caught up in some of his lovers' intrigues, but was frankly too much of a drunk to be of any use to them outside of the bed.
4) Those who killed him (it was more than 3 - the main plot was among 5 men) truly believed he was a threat to their country and to the Empress. They may have been right. There does exist some evidence from various memoirs that some members of the rather large "anti-Alexandra" contingent were trying to recruit him to actively harm either the lady or her reputation.
In addition to my HF book, I have also written a non-fiction book on the present members of the Romanov family. Rasputin's murder figures heavily into that work as well, so I have done quite a bit of research into the matter.
There is a book which really does serve as the final word on the events surrounding his murder: Prelude to Revolution, The Murder of Rasputinby Ronald C. Moe. His research and the documentation he provides for his conclusions is truly worth every penny spent on it.
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[quote=""DanielAWillis""]IN answer to the original question, Rasputin is a central figure in my HF novel, Immortal Betrayal
But from the world of historical fact:
There is a lot of misinformation out there about Rasputin.
1) Yes, he slept with a LOT of women from various class levels.
2) Empress Alexandra was not among them. Her devotion to her husband was unwavering. She relied on Rasputin only as a holy man who could heal her son.
3) He was a very uncouth individual and he drank a lot. He allowed himself to get caught up in some of his lovers' intrigues, but was frankly too much of a drunk to be of any use to them outside of the bed.
4) Those who killed him (it was more than 3 - the main plot was among 5 men) truly believed he was a threat to their country and to the Empress. They may have been right. There does exist some evidence from various memoirs that some members of the rather large "anti-Alexandra" contingent were trying to recruit him to actively harm either the lady or her reputation.
In addition to my HF book, I have also written a non-fiction book on the present members of the Romanov family. Rasputin's murder figures heavily into that work as well, so I have done quite a bit of research into the matter.
There is a book which really does serve as the final word on the events surrounding his murder: Prelude to Revolution, The Murder of Rasputinby Ronald C. Moe. His research and the documentation he provides for his conclusions is truly worth every penny spent on it.[/quote]
Thanks for the tip!
But from the world of historical fact:
There is a lot of misinformation out there about Rasputin.
1) Yes, he slept with a LOT of women from various class levels.
2) Empress Alexandra was not among them. Her devotion to her husband was unwavering. She relied on Rasputin only as a holy man who could heal her son.
3) He was a very uncouth individual and he drank a lot. He allowed himself to get caught up in some of his lovers' intrigues, but was frankly too much of a drunk to be of any use to them outside of the bed.
4) Those who killed him (it was more than 3 - the main plot was among 5 men) truly believed he was a threat to their country and to the Empress. They may have been right. There does exist some evidence from various memoirs that some members of the rather large "anti-Alexandra" contingent were trying to recruit him to actively harm either the lady or her reputation.
In addition to my HF book, I have also written a non-fiction book on the present members of the Romanov family. Rasputin's murder figures heavily into that work as well, so I have done quite a bit of research into the matter.
There is a book which really does serve as the final word on the events surrounding his murder: Prelude to Revolution, The Murder of Rasputinby Ronald C. Moe. His research and the documentation he provides for his conclusions is truly worth every penny spent on it.[/quote]
Thanks for the tip!
Wendy K. Perriman
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
http://www.wendyperriman.com
http://www.FireOnDarkWater.com
Fire on Dark Water (Penguin, 2011)
http://www.wendyperriman.com
http://www.FireOnDarkWater.com