Was it a series of bad decisions that brought down the Romanovs?
Nicholas’s character was his fate, argues Hasegawa, and it was the fundamental absence of a higher purpose at its heart, ...
Sydney Morning Herald14d
Was it a series of bad decisions that brought down the Romanovs?
Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, author of a new account of the last Russian emperor, Nicholas II, rejects the argument ... haemophiliac son’s condition – Queen Victoria, who carried the haemophilia B ...
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Antoni Patek – A Timeless Genius
He pioneered large-scale production of luxury watches and charmed both Queen Victoria and Walt Disney with his ... Madrid and New York. Tsar Nicholas II becomes an obsessive collector. The long list ...
Firstpost27d
History Today: How Roe vs Wade battle unfolded in the US
Peaceful protesters marched to the Winter Palace to present a petition to Tsar Nicholas II, demanding better working ... ‘1984’ commercial aired during Super Bowl XVIII in 1984. Queen Victoria passed ...
Daily Mail27d
Inside Queen Victoria's scandalous relationship with servant John Brown who replaced her beloved husband until her death 124 years ago today
After Queen Victoria's beloved husband passed away in 1861, the monarch was bereft with grief. The void Prince Albert left was soon filled, however, by an unexpected figure which shocked ...
Sky28d
Queen Victoria bust disappears from Llandudno after over 130 years
A bust of Queen Victoria has disappeared from a town in North Wales after more than 130 years. The bronze bust has withstood two world wars and a global pandemic, but it has recently disappeared ...
Hull Daily Mail27d
Queen Victoria Square fountain aiming to reopen 'in anticipation of the summer period'
It is hoped that the fountain at Hull's Queen Victoria Square will reopen again this summer. The circle of water jets in the city centre square were installed ahead of Hull's year as the UK's City ...
InStyle10d
Victoria and David Beckham Had a Stylish Night Out With King Charles and Queen Camilla
Victoria and David Beckham's Friday night date night just got a major upgrade. Yesterday, Posh and Becks joined King Charles and Queen Camila for dinner at their country home, Highgrove House ...
BBC18d
Who was Queen Victoria?
She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for 63 years. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert from Germany. The queen's reign is known as the Victorian age. Nearly 200 years ...
People28d
Queen Camilla Makes Personal Revelation in Impromptu Speech at Hospital
Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III, which chronicled 200 years of royal recipes, as well as King Charles and Queen Camilla's go-to foods today! Speaking to PEOPLE around the ...
Irish Central28d
On This Day: Queen Victoria, Ireland's "Famine Queen," died in 1901
Queen Victoria - who was dubbed Ireland's 'Famine Queen' by revolutionary Maud Gonne - died on January 22, 1901. The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland had a deep ...