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The Romanovs and the War to End All Wars

Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 7:00 Brittani Barger 0

The start of the First World War also called “The Great War” or “War to End All Wars”, officially began in 1914 with a royal-related event that set the war in motion. The catalyst for World War One began on 28 June 1914 when Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne) and his wife were assassinated riding [read more]

The Romanovs – 17 July 1918

Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 3:00 Brittani Barger 1

The saga of the Romanov family in Russia came to an end on 17 July 1918 when they were brutally murdered at the hands of the Bolsheviks. The family was being held at Ipatiev House, also called “The House of Special Purpose.” That purpose, of course, was the murder of the Tsar and his family. [read more]

The Romanov pretenders – The women who pretended to be Anastasia

Thursday, 14 June 2018, 7:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

It is now widely known that Russia’s royal family; the Romanovs were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. Just after the event, however, with a confusing mix of stories of the family’s fate hitting the news, many ‘pretenders’ or imposters came forward claiming to be part of the Romanov family, stating that they had survived [read more]

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia – “The Governess”

Sunday, 10 June 2018, 0:30 Moniek Bloks 0

The second bright happy day in our family: at 10.40 in the morning, the Lord blessed us with a daughter – Tatiana. Poor Alix suffered all night without shutting her eyes for a moment, and at 8 o’clock went downstairs to Amama’s bedroom. Thank God this time it all went quickly and safely, and I did [read more]

The coronation of Tsar Nicholas II and the Khodynka tragedy

Saturday, 26 May 2018, 7:00 Amy Eloise Kelly 0

Tsar Nicholas was crowned and formally bestowed with his title of Tsar Nicolas II on 26 May 1896. He had become Tsar almost eighteen months earlier, but the coronation did not occur at the same time as the vast celebrations and ceremonies had to be carefully planned. Tsar Nicholas was not universally liked at the [read more]

The transfer of the Romanovs to Yekaterinburg

Monday, 30 April 2018, 7:00 Brittani Barger 0

Our Year of the Last Romanovs series continues with the transfer to Yekaterinburg. It was 1917, and Tsar Nicholas II was no longer on the throne. After being under house arrest, the family, who had been put on soldier’s rations, was moved from Tobolsk to the city of Yekaterinburg (also called Ekaterinburg) the following year after the Bolsheviks [read more]