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May 14, 2024 · The Russian Revolution toppled the Romanov dynasty, and Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917. The royal family was arrested by the Bolsheviks and held in seclusion. On July 17, 1918, the Bolsheviks murdered Nicholas, his family, and their closest retainers.
2 days ago · In May, Nicholas and the imperial family made a pilgrimage across the empire, retracing the route down the Volga River that was made by the teenage Michael Romanov from the Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma to Moscow in 1613 when he finally agreed to become tsar.
May 7, 2024 · During the family’s confinement, Maria, who was considered to be the most flirtatious and the prettiest of the sisters, was caught in an inappropriate position with guard Ivan Skorokhodov.
May 8, 2024 · Victims of a tumultuous cultural revolution, the Romanovs were held prisoner by their subjects. Then, in the early morning hours of July 18, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, Empress Alexandra, and their five young children were executed.
4 days ago · The Romanov family death is a tragic event in history that has captivated the world for over a century. The Romanovs were the last imperial family of Russia, led by Tsar Nicholas II and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra. The family, including their five children, were brutally murdered in 1918 during the Russian Revolution.
Apr 26, 2024 · For years, every Romanov grand duchess who married (with the approval of the imperial family, of course) received a diamond fringe tiara as a wedding gift from the emperor. The tiaras, shaped like traditional Russian kokoshniks, formed a glittering halo around the wearer’s head.
6 days ago · Lucy Worsley concludes her history of the Romanov dynasty, investigating how the family's grip on Russia unravelled in their final century. She shows how the years 1825-1918 were bloody and traumatic, a period when four tsars tried - and failed - to deal with the growing pressure for constitutional reform and revolution.
