This walk is facilitated by East Cowes Heritage Centre, but the opening times of the Centre do fluctuate. Please contact Medina Bookshop to book in the first instance on 01983 300044
Stephan Roman’s new book Isle and Empires conjures up the world of Russia’s lost imperial glory and the revolutionary terror which destroyed it. The book focuses on the relationship between the British and Russian Empires and the fascinating and unexpected role that the Isle of Wight played in this story.
The twin towns of East and West Cowes were intimately linked to the story of the Romanovs, from the shipbuilding ambitions of Tsar Peter the Great through to the last Russian Imperial visit by Tsar Nicholas II and his family to Cowes in August 1909. On the other side of the island the town of Ventnor became home to many of their radical opponents. Topical and compelling, the stories described in Isle and Empires reverberate to the present day.