The Russian Court at Sea

Welch, F: 2011 UK, hardcover with dust jacket, 239 pages, illustrated with with photo and map. Frances Welch recounts how, in April 1919, the British battleship HMS Marlborough evacuated surviving members of the Romanov family and their entourage from Yalta as Bolshevik forces advanced, portraying their journey into exile with a blend of tragedy, irony, and eccentric detail. The book focuses on the personalities, tensions, and absurdities aboard ship as this displaced “court” carries both emotional baggage and literal treasure toward an uncertain future in the West. ISBN 9781907595707 in very good condition