whom Nicholas propped up as Interior Minister till the end of his reign. Nicholas II's story ends in July 1918, with the cold-blooded slaughter of his entire family by Bolshevik agents--including five ...

Ivor Brecker's numismatic treasures drew intense bidding at Noonans Mayfair, with the sale realizing £82,970 ($107,205 ...

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On March 8, 1917, protests against food rationing broke out in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), triggering eight days of ...

The Master of the King’s or Queen’s Music is a post in the Royal Household, similar to that of Poet Laureate, granted to an outstanding musician. It is generally expected that the holder of the post ...

Only eight years earlier, Henry IV had deposed his cousin Richard II, who died in custody soon afterwards. Richard’s rule was ...

On March 8, 1917, protests against food rationing broke out in Petrograd (now St. Petersburg), triggering eight days of rioting that resulted in the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the end of ...

Banned from the White House during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt’s chosen successor, William Howard Taft, due to her public comments about First Lady Helen Taft, Alice found herself in the ...

The reign of Thutmose II is thought to date from approximately 1493 to 1479 BCE. He is best known for being the husband of Queen Hatshepsut, regarded as one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs and one of the ...

The Reign drew 1-1 with Gotham to open the NWSL season on a rainy Saturday night in front of 8,467 fans at Lumen Field. Adames’ 71st-minute goal canceled out a 47th-minute set-piece score by ...

Royalty was given special Hermes attention with the reign of the king that bears the Greek god’s name, and that of his queen, ...