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The Happy Secret: Alexandra Of Denmark And Ireland, 1863-1925, Shawn J. Mccarthy
The Happy Secret: Alexandra Of Denmark And Ireland, 1863-1925, Shawn J. Mccarthy
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For many years the notion of Princess Alexandra of Denmark’s political sympathy with Ireland has persisted among her biographers, while historians have been much more reserved in their endorsement and aware that the historical basis for Alexandra’s image as a supporter of Ireland is very tenuous. Nevertheless, Alexandra’s supposed feelings toward Ireland have never been discussed in-depth and have rather been taken for granted as having been useful to her husband for a time. The origin of this affinity has never been fully explained, short of suppositions concerning her political sensibilities and similarities between Denmark and Ireland. What follows is …