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Was Tsar Nicholas II to blame for his family’s gory end?
The saddest case of this must be that of Nicholas II, last of the Romanovs. He never asked or wanted to be tsar of Russia ... His adored German-born wife Alexandra, Queen Victoria’s favourite ...
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Reasons for the February Revolution, 1917
Tsar Nicholas II was unable to rule effectively ... The departure of Nicholas II to the front left his wife, Tsarina Alexandra, in control. Alexandra was not hugely popular in Russia.
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Princess reveals why the Romanovs are grateful to late Queen Elizabeth II
"Our family will forever remain grateful to Her Majesty and her spouse Prince Philip for their attention to the identification of the remains of Tsar Nicolas II, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and ...
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Beyond the portraits
The Romanov sisters were the most photographed princesses of their day, yet the world knew very little of the four girls in the official portraits. The daughters of Nicholas II, the last Tsar of ...
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The world’s most expensive Fabergé eggs: A legacy of luxury and imperial artistry
Tsar Alexander III of Russia sparked a royal tradition that would become one of the most opulent and iconic legacies in the ...