Over 280 letters written between King Chulalongkorn and his son, Prince Chakrabongse, from 1896 until the King's death in 1910, cover a turbulent period in Siamese and Russian history.
The prince was sent to study in Tsarist Russia. All the costs of his eight-year stay were paid for by the Tsar, who treated him as a member of the Imperial family. His letters home provide a fascinating insight into the Corps des Pages, where he studied. Tsar Nicholas II and the Imperial family and the role that ...