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There was no way Tsar Nicholas could discuss the question of his family moving or staying in Petersburg with his mother and wife. The tsar’s security was a matter of state concern.
Guercino’s King David has now joined its two companion works at the National Gallery, settling £5.6m in inheritance tax from ...
Salome Kobulashvili is a direct descendant of the last Georgian king, Erekle II. But I would have never known this ...
Tsar Nicholas II, the head of the tragic Romanov family, commissioned the ornate building not only to honor the late tsarevich but also to accommodate the religious needs of the city's growing ...
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Today in History for July 17: In 1505, future church reformer, Martin Luther entered the Augustinian monastic order at Erfurt in present day eastern Germany. He was 21. In 1674, the second census of ...
Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 09. Check what happened ...
Warsaw's gorgeously reconstructed Old Town and, in its rising downtown, the new museum of modern art, by the New York–based ...
“Jelena was always the soul of our family in Paris. Although she lost everything in Russia, she never spoke of revenge. She ...
As the Capital and largest city of England, London is a thoroughly modern city. However, its history dates back to Roman times with an impressive Medieval History. London is an excellent first ...
As Balmoral Castle opens to the public for its second season, Joe Little takes us on a tour of the Royal Family’s Scottish ...
Gradually, Russian wines ceased to be seen by the Russian nobility as an oddity. Last menu The best chronicled in history are the culinary preferences of Russia's last tsar Nicholas II.