For more than three hundred years, the Windsor dynasty has been enthroned in Great Britain. Along with glorious traditions, there are many secrets or events in the history of this monarchy that both its members and historians seek to bypass in silence. How did the crown of Great Britain pass to the dynasty of the German dukes of Hanover? Why did the wife of King George I Sofia-Dorothea, nee Princess Celska, die after 34 years of imprisonment in the German castle Alden? What hereditary disease caused the madness of King George III? Why did George III, the father of 15 sons and daughters, have only one granddaughter, Princess Victoria, to claim the throne of Great Britain? Where did hemophilia come from in Europe's three ruling dynasties? Who was Queen Victoria's biological father? Why did King George V not want to provide asylum to his cousin and sister - the deposed Emperor Nicholas II and his wife Alexandra Fedorovna? What was the real reason for the abdication of King Edward VIII? How many royal favorites were there in the history of the family of Camilla Parker Bowles, Duchess of Cornwall? - You will find answers to these tricky questions in the history of the royal family in the new book by the famous writer Natalia Sotnikova.