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Albert Stopford

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and the spot where Rasputin was murdered. In August Stopford revisited the Grand Duchess and brought her money hidden in his shoes. She supplied him with the necessary information on how to access her jewellery in the Vladimir Palace. Stopford travelled to
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In 1920 Stopford left for the continent and never returned to England. He was in Venice to receive the Duchess Vladimir, who had escaped from Russia. In 1922 he was living in
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Within months of his return to London he was embroiled in a homosexual scandal (caught in Hyde Park) and a trial at the
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and Kiev. Three times he went back to England for a short period, maybe carrying letters. He was friendly with
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in 1918/1919. It is probably there Stopford wrote an autobiography, published anonymously in 1919 as
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with unknown affairs. He went to the front with his friend Grand Duchess Vladimir, then to
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and diplomatic courier; he was an intimate of the Romanovs. He rescued the jewels of Grand
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Hidden Treasures of the Romanovs; Saving the Royal Jewels, 2009 by William Malpas Clarke
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The Evolution of the Grand Tour: Anglo-Italian Cultural Relations Since the Renaissance
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Taormina, un'isola di tolleranza quando la diversità faceva scalpore di LUCIO GALLUZZO
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and for this wealthy businessman probably acquired antiques, now in the
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Obolensky, Serge, One Man in His Time: The Memoirs of Serge Obolensky
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The Boy from Titchmarsh and the Queen's Tiara by Laurie Graham
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Letter from D.H. Lawrence, Fontana Vecchia, Taormina, Sicilia
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near Moscow. In May 1913 he was in Paris; and at some time in
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From Splendor to Revolution: The Romanov women, 1847–1928
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The Russian diary of an Englishman, Petrograd, 1915–1917
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The Russian Diary of an Englishman: Petrograd 1915–1917
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Perry, John Curtis; Pleshakov, Constantine V. (2008).
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Frederick Manners Stopford, was a grandson of the 3rd
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Stalin's Agent: The Life and Death of Alexander Orlov
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Lawrence 410:"What is Going on in Society" 127:Vladimir Palace in the middle 119:The old Rectory in Titchmarsh 875:British expatriates in Italy 542:"Время исторических историй" 348:Zoological Society of London 182:. In 1909 Stopford met with 145:Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire 890:British non-fiction writers 808:. Oxford University Press. 926: 747:Gelardi, Julia P. (2011). 694:Ier arrondissement (Paris) 529:Perry & Pleshakov 2008 486:, p. 520. Aventine Press. 143:between 1861 and 1912 at 30: 437:22 February 2015 at the 147:. He had connections to 725:Chaney, Edward (2014). 273:was inherited by Queen 131:Stopford's father, the 753:. St. Martin's Press. 696: 482:Moe, Ronald C. (2011) 398:. oldbaileyonline.org. 289: 233:. In June he met with 128: 120: 688: 352:Ralph B. 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Index


Fabergé
Cartier
Duchess Vladimir
Russian Revolution


Reverend
Earl of Courtown
rector
Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire
Queen Victoria
King Edward VII
King George V
Belgravia
cotillions
Taormina
Oscar Wilde
Wilhelm von Gloeden
Felix Yussupov
Arkhangelskoye Palace
Salsomaggiore Terme
Ypres
War Office
Petrograd
Grand Hotel Europe Saint Petersburg
Tsarskoye Selo
Tbilisi
Serge Obolensky
Kislovodsk

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