Six Years at the Russian Court

Six Years at the Russian Court is the enlightening memoir of Margaret Eager – an Irishwoman from Limerick who served as nanny to the Russian royal family from 1898 to 1904. This first-person account provides a fascinating insight into what was everyday life for the Romanov family. From religious celebrations and family illness to assassination attempts and life during the war; Eager’s central role gained her access to some of the family’s most precious and testing times. This classic, written from the unsuspecting eyes of a foreign nanny, shows early twentieth century Russia and the last Russian royal family like you’ve never seen before.