Nicholas II and his family were shot dead by the Bolsheviks in July 1918, after abdicating in March 1917 following the February Revolution. King George V and Prime Minister Lloyd George had ...

In 1917, the British king George V (1865-1936) decided to break relations with his two cousins, German Emperor Wilhelm II (1859-1941) and Russian Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918).

George V's guilt after refusing cousin Nicholas II asylum — 'those poor innocent children' Tsar Nicholas II and his family were denied exile in Britain, said to have been in part due to the fear ...

ON THE 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, these are the theories about why King George V did not save his cousin. Tsar Nicholas II, and his family, who were eventually murdered by the ...

Queen Elizabeth II: 1926-2022 Queen Elizabeth II’s royal family tree, visualized: George V to Lilibet. The monarch’s parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren ...

Tsar Nicholas II was the cousin of King George V, who was the Queen’s grandfather. George V’s mother was Alexandra Princess of Wales, the sister of Nicholas’ mother, Dagmar of Denmark.

Each golden coin in this set features a Sovereign featuring the portrait of King George V, a 10-Rouble with Nicholas II and a 20-Mark depicting the German Kaiser.

Family: Like George V, Nicholas II was devoted to his wife, a favourite grandchild of Queen Victoria. Tragedy: George V and Nicholas II remained close after their respective enthronements and ...

The Royal Family tree is extensive and spans centuries. Here is how the line of succession has unfolded, from Queen Victoria all the way to Queen Elizabeth II.

Russia’s last tsar, Nicholas II who was shot dead by the Bolsheviks together with his family, ... A portrait of George V of Great Britain and Nicholas II of Russia. Berlin, 1913.

King George V of Britain and Czar Nicholas II of Russia each possessed impeccable Vandyke beards; ... His family’s pile outside St. Petersburg contained 900 rooms.

Russia’s Tsar Nicholas II and England’s King George V were first cousins. In 1918, Ipatiev House was turned into a fortified prison for ex-Tsar Nicholas II and his family. As the ill-fated ...