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The Romanovs – 9 July 1918

Counting down to 17 July 1918 when the family was murdered. On 9 July 1918, an angry mob gathered across the road from the Ipatiev House in the square in front of the Voznesensky Cathedral. They feared for their lives, their homes and the city. Several spies were watching the Ipatiev House to check on [read more]

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The Romanovs – 8 July 1918

Counting down to 17 July 1918 when the family was murdered. On 8 July 1918, the Romanovs were confronted with a group of strangers just as they emerged to use the bathrooms. Nicholas noted in his diary, “Inside the house new Latvians are standing guard.” The morning was cool after the storm yesterday. The new [read more]

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The Romanovs – 6 July 1918

Counting down to 17 July 1918 when the family was murdered. On 6 July 1918, King George V and Queen Mary were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. How close had Alexandra come to becoming Queen of entire differently country? If only Queen Victoria had had her way. Nicholas and Alexandra would not make it their 25th [read more]

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The Romanovs – 5 July 1918

Counting down to 17 July 1918 when the family was murdered. On 5 July 1918, the newspapers were buzzing with the news that Romanovs had been murdered by the Bolsheviks. Their assassination had already been falsely reported several times before. However, the family was still very much alive and unaware of the rumours. They had [read more]