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Alexander I of Russia

1777–1825

Alexander I ruled Russia from 1801 to 1825 and was one of the central monarchs of the Napoleonic era. His reign began with cautious reform but became dominated by war with France, the invasion of Russia in 1812 and the coalition campaigns that ended with the occupation of Paris.

Alexander played a major role at the Congress of Vienna and promoted the Holy Alliance, although his later government became increasingly conservative and suspicious of political opposition. Alexander I of Russia was born in Saint Petersburg and died in Taganrog.

Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace places Alexander I within the real political and military world surrounding Austerlitz, the 1812 invasion and Russia’s resistance to Napoleon. C. S. Forester’s Commodore Hornblower brings Hornblower into diplomatic contact with Tsar Alexander as Britain tries to draw Russia and Sweden more firmly against France. Richard Woodman’s Baltic Mission and Julian Stockwin’s Thunderer show British naval operations shaped by Russia’s position in the Napoleonic struggle, while Adam Zamoyski’s 1812 reconstructs the invasion, the loss of Moscow and the collapse of Napoleon’s army that transformed Alexander from threatened monarch into one of the rulers who would determine the European settlement.

Periods

Periods linked to Alexander I of Russia

Napoleonic Era1792–1815 CE

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Alexander I of Russia (5 series)

Thomas Kydd in Order

by Julian Stockwin 27 books 4.2(24,001)

The Thomas Kydd series follows a Guildford wig-maker pressed into the Royal Navy in 1793 and traces his rise from inexperienced landsman to admiral. Across twenty-seven novels, Kydd learns the work of the lower deck, crosses to the quarterdeck and commands increasingly important ships during the French Revolutionary…

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1. Kydd

First published 2001 · 3.9(2,737)

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2. Artemis

First published 2002 · 4.1(1,613)

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3. Seaflower

First published 2003 · 4.2(1,333)

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4. Mutiny

First published 2003 · 4.1(1,197)

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5. Quarterdeck

First published 2004 · 4.2(1,438)

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6. Tenacious

First published 2005 · 4.3(1,196)

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7. Command

First published 2006 · 4.2(1,037)

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8. The Admiral’s Daughter

First published 2007 · 4.0(997)

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9. Treachery

First published 2008 · 4.2(942)

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10. Invasion

First published 2009 · 4.0(896)

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11. Victory

First published 2010 · 4.3(911)

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12. Conquest

First published 2011 · 4.2(850)

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13. Betrayal

First published 2012 · 4.0(785)

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14. Caribbee

First published 2013 · 4.3(738)

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15. Pasha

First published 2014 · 4.2(712)

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16. Tyger

First published 2015 · 4.5(698)

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17. Inferno

First published 2016 · 4.1(652)

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18. Persephone

First published 2017 · 4.2(574)

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19. The Baltic Prize

First published 2017 · 4.2(606)

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20. The Iberian Flame

First published 2018 · 4.2(477)

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21. A Sea of Gold

First published 2018 · 4.3(511)

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22. To the Eastern Seas

First published 2019 · 4.3(525)

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23. Balkan Glory

First published 2020 · 4.5(550)

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24. Thunderer

First published 2021 · 4.4(595)

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25. Yankee Mission

First published 2022 · 4.3(577)

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26. Sea of Treason

First published 2023 · 4.1(453)

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27. Admiral

First published 2024 · 4.3(401)

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Kirov Trilogy in Order

by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles 3 books 4.2(935)

The Kirov Trilogy follows three generations connected with the fictional Kirov family against the splendour and violence of Imperial Russia. Beginning in 1803, the sequence moves from the Napoleonic invasion through the Crimean War to the First World War and the Russian Revolution, linking English heroines with a…

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1. Anna

4.4(181)

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2. Fleur

3.9(339)

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3. Emily

4.1(415)

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Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery in Order

by C. S. Harris 21 books 4.3(208,269)

The Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries follow Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, a former cavalry officer and intelligence agent who investigates murders in Regency Britain. Beginning in 1811, his cases carry him from royal palaces and Mayfair drawing rooms to prisons, docks, rookeries and country villages, where violent crimes…

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1. What Angels Fear

First published 2005 · 4.0(21,709)

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2. When Gods Die

First published 2006 · 4.2(14,741)

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3. Why Mermaids Sing

First published 2007 · 4.3(13,647)

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4. Where Serpents Sleep

First published 2008 · 4.3(12,946)

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5. What Remains of Heaven

First published 2009 · 4.3(12,008)

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6. Where Shadows Dance

First published 2011 · 4.3(11,932)

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7. When Maidens Mourn

First published 2012 · 4.3(11,279)

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8. What Darkness Brings

First published 2013 · 4.3(10,386)

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9. Why Kings Confess

First published 2014 · 4.3(9,236)

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10. Who Buries the Dead

First published 2015 · 4.4(10,105)

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11. When Falcons Fall

First published 2016 · 4.3(9,544)

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12. Where the Dead Lie

First published 2017 · 4.4(8,258)

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13. Why Kill the Innocent

First published 2018 · 4.3(8,597)

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14. Who Slays the Wicked

First published 2019 · 4.4(7,954)

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15. Who Speaks for the Damned

First published 2020 · 4.4(7,791)

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16. What the Devil Knows

First published 2021 · 4.4(8,282)

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17. When Blood Lies

First published 2022 · 4.4(7,660)

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18. Who Cries for the Lost

First published 2023 · 4.4(6,825)

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19. What Cannot Be Said

First published 2024 · 4.5(6,337)

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20. Who Will Remember

First published 2025 · 4.4(5,379)

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21. When the Wolves Are Silent

First published 2026 · 4.6(3,653)

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Nathaniel Drinkwater in Order

by Richard Woodman 14 books 4.4(2,498)

The Nathaniel Drinkwater series follows a Royal Navy officer from his first service during the American Revolutionary War to a final mission in early Victorian Britain. Drinkwater rises from vulnerable midshipman to experienced captain while operating across the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Baltic, Arctic, Pacific and China seas. The fourteen…

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1. An Eye of the Fleet

First published 1981 · 4.2(191)

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2. A King’s Cutter

First published 1982 · 4.3(178)

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3. A Brig of War

First published 1983 · 4.1(221)

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4. The Bomb Vessel

First published 1984 · 4.2(155)

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5. The Corvette

First published 1985 · 4.4(113)

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6. 1805

First published 1985 · 4.5(102)

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7. Baltic Mission

First published 1986 · 4.3(103)

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8. In Distant Waters

First published 1988 · 4.3(90)

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9. A Private Revenge

First published 1989 · 3.2(10)

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10. Under False Colours

First published 1991 · 4.2(74)

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11. The Flying Squadron

First published 1992 · 4.3(393)

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12. Beneath the Aurora

First published 1995 · 4.3(269)

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13. The Shadow of the Eagle

First published 1997 · 4.2(275)

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14. Ebb Tide

First published 1998 · 4.2(324)

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Hornblower Saga in Order

by C. S. Forester 12 books 4.3(138,286)

The Horatio Hornblower novels follow a Royal Navy officer from his first service as a midshipman during the French Revolutionary Wars to senior command after the defeat of Napoleon. The books combine shipboard life, naval combat, intelligence work, diplomacy and the practical burdens of command with Hornblower’s private…