Before they were moved to Ekaterinburg and execution, Nicholas II and his family crammed most of their remaining treasure in three jars, which they gave to trusted friends to guard. Two of these jars have disappeared from the record, their hiding places undiscovered. The Romanovs’ lost treasure inspired Mark Grenside’s latest thriller, he explains. In […]
When Queen Victoria was Empress Alexandra’s interfering granny
Biographer Melanie Clegg tells Historia about the close relationship between Queen Victoria and Alix of Hesse, which included Victoria’s meddling in her granddaughter’s marriage plans. Two strong-willed women; who would win? As, like many other biographers, I am fundamentally nosy at heart and love nothing more than having a good old pry into other people’s […]
Review: The Last Czars
Gill Paul, author of two novels about the Romanovs, reviews the Netflix series The Last Czars for Historia