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Knebworth House In The News | Romanov Family History

Knebworth House in Hertfordshire has recently been mentioned in the news as it was once home to the Last Tsar of Russia, Michael Romanov, and therefore plays a large part in the Romanov family history.

The novel The Two Lives Of Grand Duke Michael focuses on the Romanov family and the life of Michael Romanov, it combines fact and fiction and creates the idea that Grand Duke Michael survived after his supposed ‘assassination’ and made a second life in the UK, as his body, to this day, has still never been found. Michael spent a year living in Knebworth House which you can read more about in The Two Lives Of Grand Duke Michael.

Nicholas Jones, has been commissioned to adapt this novel onto the screen, he explains Michael Romanov paid around £3,000 in rent to live at Knebworth House.

The house itself, owned by the Lytton family, is open to the public and attracts tourists to gardens, classic car rallies and even concerts. You can read more about the part that Knebworth House played in the Romanov Family history in the full article here – https://www.hertfordshiremercury.co.uk/news/hertfordshire-news/knebworth-house-once-home-russias-1717110

For more information about The Two Lives Of Grand Duke Michael novel, visit the rest of the website https://tsar-michael-romanov.com/

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