A Royal Family, Episode 4: Love and Revolution (Documentary)

[@2383Scorpio]

When the Dowager Dagmar or Maria died in her home country, she never returned to Russia to be buried with her family. However, 3 years after this documentary was aired, her afterlife wish came true when Denmark sent her remains back to Russia to be buried next to her husband (Alexander III) and her family including her son Nicholas II, the Last Czar of Russia and his family.

[@terrybardy2848]

Not all the family. Maria and Alexei aren't Still buried with their family.

[@notnotknowing2946]

Thank you

[@ricardo53100]

You are correct. I was in St. Petersburg in 1998 when the Tsar and his family were laid to rest at St. Peter and Paul's Fortress.

[@malcolmscott7150]

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[@Mazziwa]

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[@Jesse2ful]

Words cannot describe how thankful I am for your uploading this marvelous marvelous series. So historic and so personal with the comments of their families. Truly splendid beyond words. God rest all their souls.

[@mbsheisey]

Thank you for putting this series together and showing people how much fun history really is!

[@angelsinger4574]

I'm quickly becoming addicted to these! Thanks for posting them. It is greatly appreciated.

[@kateayapana1461]

Me too.

[@rozihorn360]

Me too.

[@briancronan3489]

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[@shafur3]

Thank you for sharing I enjoyed it so much.My Grandmother was a strong woman always broke down and cried when we talked about this. She could not bear to talk about the children that were killed in the end. We would say prayers for them. We were not a wealthy family my grandmother was from Poland so poor they did not even know my great grandmothers birthday. Murder is murder no class changes that.

[@user-bk2oq6je6i]

Thank you for sharing your story.

[@utebristow1465]

The divide between rich and poor is horrific, it is hardly surprising to understand the events that followed.

[@carmenvergara-labrin6069]

La division s'était déjà produite au sein de la famille paternelle du Tsar Nicolas II, entre membres de la même fratrie, oncles, tantes et d'une manière plus large, au sein de l'aristocratie, de la noblesse. Et comme un effet de ricochet cela s'est également produit avec les familles d'Allemagne et d'Angleterre. Jalousie, envie, traîtrise.

[@peaceandlove544]

Loved that Romanov descendants where interviewed an part of this doc

[@CDDK09]

I really like this documentary! I have always had a special interest in Dagmar aka Maria Fjodorovna and the last Romanovs. I try my best to stay updated on the remaining romanov descendants, like Olga Romanoff and her cousins too.. thanks for sharing this documentary ♡

[@jamellfoster6029]

Czarina Alexandra was a loving, yet overprotective Mom to her kids... You could tell the Czar & Czarina were close to their kids...

[@clared1996]

Tsar & tsarina....the cz is an inaccurate Victorian 'thing'...russian o level 1978-81

[@annacostello5181]

She mostly overprotected Alexie cuz of hemophilia- what any normal mother would do

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@annacostello5181 true. But most royals weren't as invested in their kids lives. Czar Nicholas & Czarina Alexandria were very close to their kids which gives them kudos in my book...

[@maryebennett7308]

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[@christynorman7288]

@@clared1996 please can you explain what does your comment mean ?

[@ninavongunten122]

Your program is very informative and educational. Thank you for this service!

[@bostonblackie9503]

H. R.H The Princess Alexandra, cousin to Queen Elizabeth, visited Olga in Canada. There is a photograph of her walking up the lawn and curtseying to The Grand Duchess, the daughter of a Tsar, Alexandria was the grand-daughter of a King. I believe when they first came to Canada they lived above a shop in Toronto then moved to the suburbs. A neighbour said when Princess Alexandra was coming they came and paved the road to just past Olga's house.

[@sandrahossman2089]

Olga and her husband lived on a farm till they were too old to manage it. At this time, they bought a small home outside Toronto. After her husband died and Olga was ill, she moved into the apartment with friends who were Russia immigrants.

[@kaythomas5884]

Olga and family lived in Denmark after the revolution.

[@victoriateague9012]

I still find their story so very sad every time I hear it.

[@sterlingwalter5971]

@Patricia Crowell cowardice and ᘔIOᑎIᔕᗰ.

[@sterlingwalter5971]

Churchill cut from the same garment district cloth.

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

I'm sadder about russian History that includes multiple episodes of factions killing each other.. between War of 1812, the revolution, World Wars 1 & 2, Lenin, Stalin, pogroms killing Jews, and all the rest, including current events,. What a sad history for that Country. American history is not what most of us have been taught, so our history is sadder also. If we could ONLY learn from,rather than just repeating historical lessons, maybe we'd all be better off.

[@periperigord]

Thank you so much for uploading this fascinating series. All very much enjoyed. So interesting to learn the history behind the European royals.

[@dottyduck1]

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[@FRANKTHRING1]

Am impressed how well some of these European royals know their families history. Also lovely to hear some cut-glass English accents, now heard less and less in the UK.

[@Anne-pv9cb]

You have been overrun there with 'diversity'

[@graphiteandglitter]

@@Anne-pv9cb no, it's that regional accents in Britain are no longer considered inferior or indicative of being "uneducated" or "low class". Even the late Queen Elizabeth changed her manner of speech over the decades to sound less stiff and "upper class". As for your snide comment about diversity (no prizes for guessing who you mean by that), if you speak on the phone to someone who's grown up in Britain you can only tell whether they're from Manchester, Scotland or wherever, not the colour of their skin.

[@cindyreynolds4045]

Damn, the czarina looks like the czars daughter! She and her sister Alexandra seem to have great genes when it came to aging. at a time people seemed to look so much older than their age!

[@Tyleya]

Cindy Reynolds The burden of Empire makes people age.

[@cindyreynolds4045]

This whole serie has been mesmerizing, thank you so much! One of my favorite of the royals to listen to is Prince Michael of Greece, I could listen to him all day

[@mooney9046]

I agree.

[@Rodmic-hd9pn]

I didn’t know anything about this. This is very interesting and very well done. Great footage

[@patriciabarkley735]

I could listen to Prince Michael talk all night. I also love Robin Gibb’s accent and could listen to him all night too. You know the wonderful singer from The BeeGees. Their English accents are amazing.

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

Actually, the Bee Gees had Australian accents. . You couldn't tell it much when they were singing. Let's stay focused on this History,though. ( There are some good videos on the Bee Gees on this channel.)🙂🙂🙂

[@kathybutterfield2760]

I enjoyed this very much. Thank you. More please...

[@blindbookworm8019]

“I grabbed Prince Michael of Kent...He looked like Tzar Nicholas II so I thought that would make a good impression on the president.” Haha.

[@dorothycuunjieng192]

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[@carmenvergara-labrin6069]

Aucune ressemblance. Feu le Tsar Nicolas II était d'une grande beauté tant intérieure qu'extérieure.

[@NashAndreLouisWNorat]

I love that whole era of grandeur and royalty , though overtly eccentric , this documentary film shows with great passion and accuracy , a long bygone world that only exists in small reluctance for a very few.

[@pleyajuls]

Amazing work, thanks for share!

[@elasmotherium12]

The most interesting Documentary series I have ever watched! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@Victoria-tk2uh]

It is incomprehensible this glorification of the Tsarist Russia, totally barbaric, backward, and half-Mongolian country of Gulags and pogroms. To be associated with Russia in ANY way is beyond disgrace. The ONLY way for Russia to become 'normal' country, Russia has to be disintegrated - all countries, nations and the ethnic groups enslaved by the Tsarist Russia have to be liberated and set free. Unfortunately, the present-day Russia, as we can see today, [ten millions of Chinese crossing non-existent Russian-Chinese border and retaking the stolen territory from China - the whole Siberia, the present-day Russian army is almost 60% not only Muslim but more importantly, the Central-Asian. Moscow stopped to be an European city 150 years ago] is disintegrating in front of our eyes, while Putin is trying to restore the 18-century barbarian Russia in the 21st century.

[@Maridun50]

Zarina Maria feodorovna was reburied in St. Peter and Paul Catheral in St. Petersburg 2006 and finally laid to rest next to her husband.

[@ChristChickAutistic]

Dagmar looks like the actress that played Sybil on Downton Abbey. Beautiful woman. Also, Czar Nick has the same set to his eyes as Eddie 7, George 5, and his boys Dave and Bertie.

[@eunicestone838]

The inbred look ?

[@mariagatt2930]

They were all cousins

[@lindymcbroom953]

THIS IS WONDERFUL!!!!!!!

[@antonvanniekerk4894]

thank you so much for posting, i have been searching for episode 4 all week, i am so exited to watch it now.

[@displacerkatsidhe]

These are really wonderful so far! I can't wait for the rest of the episodes!

[@chinghy12]

I find these to be wonderful and very interesting to know and learn thank you

[@annbsirius1703]

I always find the subject of the Russian royal family complex. On the one hand they seem to have no understanding of the suffering and struggles of their people and lived in some pretty illusion. On the other hand both Alexander III and Nicholas II were devoted family men who did have positive qualities. A good example of things not being black and white. My biggest what if's are what if Alexander II wasn't assassinated, what if Tzarevich Nicholas hadn't died and had married Dagmar, and what if Alexi wasn't hemophilac.

[@pjcampbell4143]

I have studied ALL Royal Families, and they are VERY INTERESTING. The Russian Royal Family, would MOST LIKELY, still be in power, if not for Rasputin. He had too many people in LOW PLACES. If you trace them back pre 1850, things weren't as bad as they were closer to 1900. When they allowed Rasputin to get so close to them, it sealed their fate. During WWI, Russia was still MOSTLY a Democracy. Lenon, being a Socialist/Communist, and having had ties to Rasputin, basically out of loyalty to him, started the Communist party and The Soviet Union,(Now just Russia, AGAIN), Then add Hitler to the list, and "THE UNITED SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC." was born. Right now, Russia is NOT, the biggest concern of the world. COMMUNIST CHINA IS BY FAR, more of a danger to the world, and need to be dealt with NOW! After this latest attack on the WORLD, (THE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE),I can't help but wonder if "FAT MAN, AND LITTLE BOY", may PERHAPS have descendents, which should PERHAPS be taken out and used NOW, while we are still able to do so!? We have HUNDREDS of CHINA BACKED Software Companies in the USA,working with them to develop new Technology, while REFUSING TO HELP THE USA in any way! There's a huge list of companies that should be treated as TRAITORS, and tried as such! GOOGLE BEING #1!

[@tinalouisestagg]

@Lynda Anthony agree re Trump, but PJ’s deranged raving refers to Little Boy and Fat Man, the names for the bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively.

[@FenwycktheCat]

@@pjcampbell4143 Let us know when the shuttle lands...biological warfare, lol...obviously you voted for Trump. Crawl back under your rock

[@e.a.poecrnimacak354]

Communism killed more people in Russia in a few decades than tsarist regime in a few centuries. There is no political system that is ideal, but Tsarist Russia was on its way to become the world's greatest power, with its economic and demographic growth and its cultural development, it was a very dangerous rival for USA and UK , that's why they were behind those revolutions, not the people. They also had a lot of problems with poverty, race problems,colonialism, so, why they didn't meet the same fate as Russia? Because it was orchestrated by them, destroyed their rivals and became the only real powers in the world.

[@eunicestone838]

@@pjcampbell4143 the Bolsheviks were the ones that carried out the executions.

[@hepsabaptron00]

Excellent miniseries! Have watched it a couple of times before but it's still interesting

[@LotusLady9]

Thanks so much and bless you for this!! I also have watched this great series! So nice to learn some new information I hadn't known previously. Thanks again!

[@kimoconnor495]

Thank you so much I watched all the other episodes,so glad to be able to see this

[@ambassadorofearth9618]

I really wish that one day we will actually watch a documentary about the Empress Maria and not hear over and over again about the tragedy of Tsar Nicholas II and his family, the revolution, emprisment and their eventual death. 40 minutes is when they start talking about her again!

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

You can't talk about one without talking about the other after all. That was her eldest son and grandkids They are interwine with one another

[@ambassadorofearth9618]

@@jacquelinerussell8530 well.. you can. Obviously their all entwined, like any family would be. Like I said before, It would be nice to watch a full documentary on the subject rather than vary off to general history of Russia in that time. She was in indvidual and has her own history. If I'd have wanted to watch a documentary on the Russian royal family during the revolution I would have.

[@i.rankin6711]

No one wanted her..neither her London family nor her own father...not a good woman. Compare her to Elizavetta or the Empress who have left a ( religious and spiritual) l e g a c y reaching to the XIst century

[@ricardo53100]

I have never heard Alexander III described as intelligent. He was educated and literate and not stupid but intelligent he was not . Count Witte, his prime minister, described him as low IQ who had difficulty following complicated issues. Alexander's great virtue was his dislike of war and his honesty. He died too soon. He may have matured given more time. His English and Danish cousins tried to convince him to reform but he did not believe that the foundation in Russian society existed for self-government.

[@Elleoaqua]

Reactionary, ultra-conservative folks are not noted for high IQs. Witte, I think, was a true genius but offended Nicholas with his brilliant ideas that weren't ultra-tsarist

[@ricardo53100]

@@Elleoaqua I believe your comment equally applies to anyone who stakes out a position that is extreme whether it be on the left or the right. The key clue to the intelligence of the advocate is whether facts can be produced to support the argument in a logical manner.

[@therealhousewifeofballtown]

Prince Michael is so wonderful in these royal documentaries. I love his voice and he’s quite attractive as well .

[@AntelJM]

He is a very handsome man.

[@graphiteandglitter]

@@AntelJM his father was the best-looking of George V's children and his mother (Princess Marina, granddaughter of George I of Greece) was a real beauty.

[@tseamus8288]

Love this docu series. Thank you very much :)

[@kdfulton3152]

I can understand the lower ceilings; he probably was craving coziness and closeness. I think their quarters look very homey and comfortable, for its’ time.

[@canvan8818]

Very nice, thank you. Interesting archives and narration.

[@serenafanlife4226]

I enjoyed this documentary. Prince Michael does great documtaries about his family.

[@Ebelitha]

Actually it is not Prince Michael who has made this dokumentory but a Danish Countess Anna von Lowsov in cooperation with the Danish Royal family.

[@Dick_Interritus]

Danish Royal family seems much more laid back and down to earth then the British Royal Family.

[@NashAndreLouisWNorat]

. . . What a life , wealth and power mixed with sadness and destruction

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

And incredible naivete, plus ignorance of the reality of the world around them.

[@standishism]

Just before the 36:00 mark, it was said that the Tsarina claimed that Olga and Tatiana had never witnessed a death. I thought that ''The Big Pair'' had witnessed Stolypin's assassination while at the opera house in 1911???????

[@edcamilo459]

You're right, they did. This and some other, minor inconsistencies are found in this documentary.

[@marcusashley3428]

Prince Joachim seems very knowledgeable about his ancestors ya

[@shannonflaherty2689]

Dagmar was so beautiful 💜 * Comment made @6:50 everyone was already cousin to someone, inter- marriages are not genetically in a way...lol it's not in a way they are just not good! I love in all documentary how they play down the cousins marrying cousins thing.*

[@swazeyprice1676]

The song at their funeral sounds very sad and haunting, RIP to my cousins Alexandra and Tsar Nicholas II and their family.

[@LochNessReagan]

THANK YOU! Cannot wait for the episode on Wilhelm/King George.

[@Purplefishish]

Fab, thank you. I was looking for this

[@ulrichlehnhardt4293]

25:51 slight mistake: she was not called "Alexandra of Hessen" but "Alix of Hessen and by Rhine"... Alix was indeed her real name given to her by her mother princess Alice (daughter of Queen Victoria). As tsarina she used "Alexandra Fjodorowna" as her name.

[@tootsla1252]

Brilliant documentary - so well done.

[@beatricesanfilippo6925]

Dagmar is so beautiful because her eyes are beautiful like deer eyes

[@kimoconnor495]

Please say there is another part to follow this is just so interesting

[@wallispearson3172]

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[@loriallen7651]

Kim O'Connor There are 2 more that I know of. #5 and, #6 Hope you enjoy!

[@antoniobittarperdomoyboliv7501]

Wow, she was stunning.

[@SuperTweezy5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary, but Dagmar wasn't the youngest of the sisters. Princess Thyra was.

[@maryannfrazer4693]

They never said she was the youngest.....they said she was the youngest of the two eldest sisters!!!

[@jamesb.9155]

Another weird thing i read was that Thyra wasn't considered to be 'a beauty', ~ I completely disagree!

[@BluePenguin200]

james b she looked so much like Dagmar though! Who was at least considered pretty!

[@doesitmatter4182]

@@jamesb.9155 Ever notice how much Dagmar's daughter Zenia bears a striking resemblance to Thyra? And do you know that Thyra had a child out of wedlock with a palace guard? She had to give it up.

[@bettyflipkowski235]

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[@evechewietan]

So happy that the English Queen found true love and happiness and now hopefully William and Charles are happily married too. It’s a shame that Edward 8 was not allowed to marry for love. What is the use of being a king if one cannot marry for love ? The crown prince of Denmark appears to be happily married as well. Hopefully the King of Spain is happy. It’s so impt that Royalty can find happiness in marriage. For too long kings and emperors esp in Asia have suffered in their private lives just because of being forced to marry noble women chosen for their bloodline.

[@Sonic-dogmagic]

Dagmar was so beautiful!

[@aprilbrown8790]

I often wonder was she able to forgive her nephew George for refusing to help Nicholas and his family

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

She was in serious denial that her son, daughter in law, and five grandkids had even been murdered 🙄

[@tootieq6527]

I don’t think she ever acknowledged that they were murdered. As tragic as their deaths were, Nicholas II and Sunny were not well-liked by anyone in Europe. I don’t think it was George per se, but Parliament who refused to take them. Several European countries refused to accept them.

[@i.rankin6711]

Dagmar was a cow ...she looked down on Alix instead of helping a fellow 'foreigner princess' and her own son .. Sheding tears after Alix' death and the innocent 5 children wouldn't make up for anything, would it ? And look at they way she treated Grandduchess Olga - she used her after 1918 as a simple court woman( and secretary), although she had remarried Officer Kulikovsky and wanted peace& quiet...

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

@@i.rankin6711 And you are obviously a pig. FYI Her mother in law tried to help Alexandra with what was expected of her as the incoming "Tsarina" of Russia she didnt want to learn. Pick up a book and research before you go flappin at the gums

[@i.rankin6711]

@@jacquelinerussell8530 i ve read the books. She was a witch . And you are obviously badly educated.

[@lailab2012]

Great series, thanks for posting!

[@AnaDiasTrad]

It's always very moving to me to hear the story of the Russian Royal Family. Assassinated like that... just moves me to tears. Thankfully they all rest now in St. Paul's. But nothing can take away the selvage way they were killed and disposed of.

[@jamiecurry]

I know, it was....but they weren't exactly nice people, so try not to angst too much.

[@AnaDiasTrad]

jamie ann curry I don't think it was a matter of being good or bad people. Czar Nicholas was not cut out for the job. And the Czarina was a superstitious woman. And we have to look at this with an historical point of view, the mentality, the cultural context. I feel sorry for them because they could've just been expelled from the country. But no. They were assassinated in cold blood, out of pure hatred.

[@angelsinger4574]

Ana Dias There is another documentary I saw not too long ago, in which Princess Olga is given written evidence that George V refused to save the Czar and his family. She was literally moved to tears as she tells us her father believed with all his heart that it was Parliament, and not his dear cousin George, who refused to help. It was a very sad, very powerful moment.

[@rlabarbera]

Ana Dias, exactly. The czar and czarina were so ill-suited and made mistake after mistake. Neither of them even wanted to be in that position of power either. They were actually a loving and closed family. It was a terrible tragedy that those beautiful, innocent children were slaughtered like that.

[@cilikponpon]

Cannot agree more... Until now Lenin is until now even seen as more savage than the executed royal fam, what made him righteous killing children? very wrong man Lenin was

[@victoriateague9012]

They were very beautiful girls.

[@mikemitchell2658]

Prince Michael of Greece is kind of a gossipy old queen, but I enjoy his comments.

[@charlottebuchanan3193]

Hes not a queen tho. I like him too. Very animated and personable.

[@carollambies4281]

Michael of Kent is from England. One of the Queen of England's cousins.

[@mikemitchell2658]

Carol Lambies Thank you for a reply that is both obvious and irrelevant.

[@bonniziegler8837]

Carol Lambies q

[@zzzbbbooo]

@@carollambies4281 Two different people, Carol.

[@antonvanniekerk4894]

Wonderful, and there is an Episode 5 about the Greeks to look forward to.....

[@chrisadlc1]

All seem like very nice down to Earth people but let’s not forget that despite all the giggles and jokes the average people like us lived in horrible horrible conditions and all the opulence and showing off of wealth by the Royals was nothing but a slap in the face and any of you with any human dignity would’ve risen up like they did with the Bolsheviks.. and the royal family had no one to blame but themselves.. for centuries they refused to provide a voice in governance or better lives for the average people whereas in England for example , Parliament was introduced all the way back in the 13th century

[@e.a.poecrnimacak354]

Communism killed more people in Russia in a few decades than tsarist regime in a few centuries. There is no political system that is ideal, but Tsarist Russia was on its way to become the world's greatest power, with its economic and demographic growth and its cultural development, it was a very dangerous rival for USA and UK , that's why they were behind those revolutions, not the people. They also had a lot of problems with poverty, race problems,colonialism, so, why they didn't meet the same fate as Russia? Because it was orchestrated by them, destroyed their rivals and became the only real powers in the world.

[@natalievandenblink7802]

Just enthralling - It was tragic to see the stress they had to live through in the last few months of their lives. The Tsar and Tsarina were bedevilld by that Rasputin. Its also unbelievable that the royal family in England turned their backs on them in their hour of need. This cowardice should never be forgotton - that family should be so ashamed of themselves.

[@shamirpatel3569]

You are right that King George V should’ve helped the tsar and tsarina to evacuate but what you can’t forget is that Britain is and was also then a constitutional monarchy which would have left the King in a awkward situation with his Prime Minister as the sovereign can’t just say to the prime minister save my relatives in Russia and deploy a Royal Navy vessel to collect them as it would’ve put the role of the monarchy into question but also that of the government and the navy as their could’ve been more fatalities as sailors could’ve died in the process. So in many ways yes it’s a tough and morally complicated scenario.

[@elektra1968]

Natalie you are an idiot , Idiots usually find it very natural that tsars and kings are above all people So ...if you are from a royal family ,, well i can understand you.. But I suspect that you are not.. so.. that makes you an IDIOT

[@akaginny7516]

They were offered asylum in The King of England to my knowledge but the family had been ill with the measles and were to sick to travel when it would've been an option

[@joannasliwa8147]

I thought it was because of the political scene in England at that time, I mean social movements and the fact that the king George V was afaird that this kind of bloody revolution would happen in England in case he would help to evacuate and then welcome the tsar and his family . I saw once a picture of the king together with the tsar and they looked so alike .

[@annfeeney1662]

Moodesty Inthemood I don’t know whether or not Natalie is an idiot , but YOU are nasty.

[@paulchristopher3887]

If i was a member of the Romanov family, i would have tried to escape. No way would i have waited to die a terrible death

[@charlottebuchanan3193]

They didn't know they would be executed. And the didnt want to leave each other. Alexei The Tsarevich couldnt walk anymore.

[@creature57]

I find the original Crown Prince/Tsar Nikolai very attractive. He seemed more intelligent and able to handle the pressure of running a vast country such as Russia while his successor, his brother Alexander III, blocked up developing Russia so that the people could create their own wealth and have more of a say in how life happens for them. Alexander III was closed minded by the sound of this film. His father, the current Tsar Nikolai II, didn't survive long enough to change the lives of so many in his country. How different life would have been had a couple of these royals survived. Crown Prince Edward, son of Dagmar/Maria's sister in England, did not survive to see his wedding to Mary either. That would have changed the whole line of inheritance for the English royals. Imagine that today? Although it may have caused new problems for all we know. Interesting to see how life changes course so easily.

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

Knock Knock HELLO he never got the chance he died before becoming Czar You you will never know what kind of leader he would've been

[@creature57]

@@jacquelinerussell8530 You're very rude aren't you? You didn't even bother to read the comment.

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

@@creature57 I'm sorry I'm not commenting on Y.T with the mindset sparing your butthurt feelings as my first priority. So I suggest you get use it. Getting your feelings hurt that is🤔

[@creature57]

@@jacquelinerussell8530 Good luck with your misplaced anger. Most people are on here because we enjoy learning about history.

[@sandymitchell258]

Strange people, similar to George 5th and Mary of Teck, and take it back further Henry 8th and Katherine of Aragon ?? Nicholas was a weak man,buried his head in the sand and did not protect his family

[@i.rankin6711]

The purest of them all was probably Alix, the unlucky last Tsarina Alexandra...

[@CelineNoyce]

This was really good. I have found so much to help me understand history on you tube. It is funny though I hear a lot of different versions of the Alexander III story, particularly, a Russian produced documentary has Alexander falling for Dagmar over the sick bed of his brother and it being a true love match. I think the lesson to learn from Alex III and Nicky is that Russia does need a strong leader who cracks down on criminals. That is all the Bolsheviks were.

[@christynorman7288]

Yes the upstarts saying they are 'doing it for the people but there is always a ruthless plan behind it.... It should remind you of what's going on now. We are doing it for you! Then cause chaos and calamity, keep changing the landscape in the hope of taking people's eye off the ball and causing confusion by the speed of change. The population has no time to adjust. You are watching the latest shenanigans and the Agenda 30 people are doing something else out of sight although they are not even bothering to hide it now it's in your face. It's pattern repeat. Also if the red army, Serbs, etc were so 'for the working people' then why did they take the Romanovs doctor, housekeeper nanny down to the cellar to shoot and bayonet them also...(the White army were less than half a day away from the Romanovs to save them, hence the hurried execution). They were full of vindictive vengeance even against the servants! So much for the story that 'they were doing it for the people'. Funny how the self righteous revolutionaries are completely out of kilter with true morals and ideals. Same as the fake politically correct readers of the Guardian, the carbon footprint mob, Fabianist wokists, Marxists, Socialists, Communists, these lefties have no answer. In Russia Putin still commandeered the dachas, even built one (as yet unfinished) costing multi millions. So the family they eliminated - but they still follow the same pattern, oligarchs making the most of the gas, oil, etc for themselves moving to other cities/countries with the proceeds. The thing that sticks in my gullet is when the English King said he would help his own family then after long deliberation refused to fetch them over here he said because they the German line RF in Britain were worried about a transfer of revolution and unrest BUT it didn't stop them from taking the Romanov Fabergé eggs, tiaras, jewels, money, gold antiquities to the royal houses of Europe for safe keeping.. Danish, English (really German Charles is predominately German - the more aristocratic Diana related to the Tudors, and Catherine have been brought in to anglicise the line, probably to bring in height as well) the Dutch RF, the Swedish & Norwegian RF's all divided the spoils. The Queen has many jewels, tiaras & Fabergé items I believe the tiara Eugenie wore at her wedding was of the Russian Romanovs - but not spoken of - then generations later they bring them out and so they hope everyone has forgotten the provenance of them ... & It's they say its been with them for years! From my research I could not find out if the Spanish RF were recipients of the spoils too. Peace ☮️ out. SW England 🇬🇧

[@shawn6669]

"She was...overly religious.." :) Perfect.

[@michaelturman1397]

6669 only after she became RUSSIAN ORTHODOX

[@ace6285]

I could gladly be employed ‘ skating around ‘ a palace with a polishing tool on one foot.

[@yuniyonson]

I find this series fascinating.....BUT what I also like very much...is that the commentator, can pronounce English correctly.

[@waynemarshall439]

Thank you!

[@YTfancol]

Wonderful and fascinating documentary

[@walruso5745]

Tsar Nicholas was doomed from the beginning

[@ludastout2852]

Walrus O because he married that German Alix

[@Allhoney33]

@Cait L. Agreed. A very weak, self centered leader with an equally weak, self centered wife. They were doomed from the beginning. Even though it was brutal, I can see why his cousin, King George V betrayed him by leaving him and his family stranded in Russia. He must have sensed how weak they were!

[@Maridun50]

@@Allhoney33 You don't betray people, because they are weak. George V. was a coward and too self centered himself. Imagine to not help a cousin and his family, who were in mortal danger!!??

[@Maridun50]

Unfortunately his father hadn't made sure he was educated for the task.

[@salivatinggreed4219]

Loving Scheherezade playing in the background ❤️

[@johnnytimmer911]

Excellent presentation. Thank you for this....

[@DME309]

Thank you, I'm honoured to watch!!! Such, Brave Families

[@biplobprasad7354]

Europe Royal family Really Good her art and coulture Happy 2022*

[@dr.barrycohn5461]

Alexandra helps brings down almost singlehandedly the Russian empire. What a flipping nut. Her attachment to Rasputin really also helped. Say goodbye Russia.

[@peaceandlove544]

Agree, she was the real autocrat of the too

[@ricardo53100]

When the former Russian Royal Family was sent to Tobolsk it was done during the time that Kerensky was in power that is prior to the coup that brought Lenin to power. The government wanted to get them out of town to take the heat off. Their conditions in Tobolsk were rather relaxed. The house belonged to a wealthy man named Ordovsky-Taniyevsky whose grandson now lives in London. The problems began when the Bolsheviks took over and they insisted that the family come under their control in Yekatarinburg.

[@cindyreynolds4045]

Shame on Alexander for not only tearing up the new constitution giving some democratic say on what happens to the people. He completely ignored the unrest and turmoil goin on under his nose. Then he didn't prepare his son Nicholas to take over and he was thrown into a world of which he was not prepared and educated for! Had the latter been done mabey the family would have spared

[@jitaamesuluma9730]

he was completely un aware of it , to be fare to him , this was his fathers fault , he was un prepared to be a ruler , the upbringing of a future ruler has to be structured , they have to be taught , you can not rule any company in ignorance of the situation so... i think its all so very sad , then again i would ....

[@standishism]

I do not believe that ''pointing the finger'' or playing ''the blame game''. None of us were there, and thus unaware of the circumstances surrounding Russia more than one hundred years ago. As far as the revolution being blamed on Alexander III,, I do not concur. One needs to take a step back and understand from HIS perspective in that his father, Alexander II, was willing to bend to the will of his subjects, only to be paid in bombs. I'm sure this made Alexander III extremely angry and coping with the loss of his father.

[@eindedroom4654]

I always found Dagmar the most fascinating. Does anybody know that the theme music to this show is?

[@jennifergift3921]

Th8sstoryisveryittyfull

[@i.rankin6711]

Dagmar was quite a cow towards Alix, constantly pointing out her failures and non- court simpler lifestyle . Not a good mother in law . She paid dearly , her 2 favourite sons ( Nicholas ll., Granduke Michayl killed by the Bolsheviks and 5 of her grandchildren)

[@AneliaJeliazkova]

For tsar Nicolai II speak people who never met him and this sounds a bit strange. Nevertheless they are his relatives they never ruled or carried any responsibility except of themselves. Nothing is said about different circles in the Romanov family and traitors between them. The unpleasant fact is that nobody tried to rescue the tsar's family. Bolsheviks killed the whole tsar's family in order not to be possible a restoration of the monarchy as happened in France 20 years after the beheading of the royal family. As for the myth of Rasputin and his death it's unconclusive. Some Russian historians did a good research and many questions may be asked. Nikolai Sokolov who led the investigation of the murder of the tsar's family was killed in France, Pierre Gillard (French teacher) who wrote some books was badly wounded in 1958, Charles Sydney Gibbes (English teacher) became orthodox and change his name first Alexey (as a monk) then Nicolai and never spoke a word. The last two men were with Nicolai II and his family in Tobolsk but weren't permitted to follow them in Ecaterinburg ... Boris Elzin ruined the Ipatiev house...

[@NimrodTargaryen]

Thank you very much... wonderful way to look at history!

[@Horsewoman725]

Well narrated!

[@marylouise2207]

You Danes have a fantastic Royal Family.

[@EasrterRising1fan]

People were so harsh on poor Alexandra, she was a mother who cared deeply for her family.

[@charlottebuchanan3193]

But she was also an incredibly self absorbed hypochondriac.

[@EasrterRising1fan]

@@charlottebuchanan3193 That was the perception given to the public. She probably suffered from hashimotos thyroidis.she has all the symptoms.

[@zzzbbbooo]

Wild Bear - she needed to be far, far more than that in her position - that was her problem!

[@thevanished8185]

@@EasrterRising1fan She was worse than that. The selfish hypermanic got her whole family killed

[@EasrterRising1fan]

@@thevanished8185 no a shitty ideology got them killed. I would say Russians monarchs should be weary of marrying German princesses. But I will still defend her. Her family was incredibly important to her. She was a desperate mother trying to save the life of her little boy. She loved her girls as well. Anyone can be fooled by a sociopath.

[@jackr1779]

This is interesting bar a few errors, the Dowager Empress never "despised" her sister Queen Alexandra. She just felt they had drifted, partly due to the Queens terrible deafness, forgetfulness & frailty.

[@jackr1779]

It is incorrect to state that as a fact. I don't think we will ever know for certain. Some information came to light about 10 years ago, on a documentary - I forget the name annoyingly - which had discovered that one of George Vs trusted aides was in the vicinity of Ekaterinburg and was attempting to rescue the IF right up to the bitter end. Even the Duke of Windsor, never one to speak up for his father, stated that George V was never credited for doing all he could to rescue them. To be fair, I don't think anyone ever dreamt that they would be murdered in the manner in which they were, it was barbaric and shocking. Lloyd George was often blamed for the refusal of asylum and I think thats accurate as he is know to have welcomed the fall of the Tsar.

[@AlexxJ.]

Jack R, in the latest documentary they acknowledge, that Georg denied his cousin refuge in GB. There was a possibility in the beginning.

[@ludastout2852]

Jack R I think, at the beginning of uprising, his brother Michael left to GB. The information is on Wikipedia, his mother, his sisters and their anturage left to Crimea and later on British battleship to Denmark back to Princess Dagmar Homeland. There is a gossip that there was a help coming to free Nicolas and his family. That's why all the terrible things happened to Roman. Royal family, and Imperial Gold went missing. There is a very interesting documentary about Missing Imperial Gold.

[@gf3011]

Dagmar could not know that her nephew and his wife refused to help her sons and grandchildren. No one outside the English government, which had been planning to rescue them, ever knew that King George V and Queen May nixed the plan until recently. As to her other son Michael, he too was assassinated by the Bolsheviks . This is the first time I have heard anyone claim that the Dowager Empress “despised” her sister. By all other accounts she may have become bitter in general, and no wonder, but never hateful towards her sister. On the contrary I’ve always read that the death of her beloved sister Alexandra was the last thing that broke her, and she too died soon after.

[@funnysarcasticguy7388]

@@gf3011 while you are right that Dagmar could not have known British government's secrets, remember she was a 70 year old Dowager Empress of Russia.. she was no fool... she must have guessed something..BUT also since she didn't believe that her son & his family were dead, she certainly wouldn't blame anyone certainly not her sister. I totally agree with you that she didnot despise her sister but there could be certain amount of resenment you know. I have always felt that as the Empress of Russia & Queen of UK, there is bound to be a certain amount of competition between them.

[@francesbernard2445]

I do not like how strong men are often being portrayed by others in this world of possessing less intelligence than those others have.

[@patriciabarkley735]

The end of this has a horrific ending. It sickens me. My heart goes out to this beautiful family. How sad England and Great Britain wouldn’t help them.

[@mariagatt2930]

England wouldn’t help them as his cousin the king of England stopped the then prime minister from sending help. He saved the house of Windsor and sacrificed the Tsar and his immediate family. One should watch “the royal house of Windsor “ the same Princess Romanov here on this show was crying when presented with facts and documents

[@e.a.poecrnimacak354]

Because, they were involved in everything that happened in Russia. Britain and USA played roles in destruction of Tsarist Russia and installation of communism, as well as destruction of German Empire. They destroyed their rivals and became the only real powers in the world.

[@christynorman7288]

Dead right - just worried that the revolutionary civil unrest might spread to Britain. Self preservation I'm afraid. But never stopped them fetching all the Romanovs riches to be divided up amongst the Royal Houses of Europe. Peace ☮️ out. SW England 🇬🇧

[@christynorman7288]

@@mariagatt2930 absolutely. Well expressed. They don't seem to have the same love of family that working people have. Kith and kin are everything. Well they were but with all the digital toys now and smart technology we will be producing a less loving more avaricious society - perhaps the workers, now nomadic and only emailing - we are producing another kind of human that will be artificial intelligence led and with bar coded zombie actios. Yep when the system goes down the ex human won't cope ....peace ☮️ out

[@condelevante4]

@@mariagatt2930I see the reasons. We know that germany had a revolution in 1918 and after 4 years of war Britain was probably close to one- indeed Ireland was in revolt. On the other hand,couldn’t the British just arranged a secret operation. The king of Spain was offering the Romanovs asylum and the Germans said they would turn a blind eye and let the family pass through. So I think they could have done something without risking outrage at home.

[@phimien2426]

Thank you so much for watched a moment !

[@helidepaula7029]

História muito linda e interessante

[@buddhidev7877]

Denmark might be a small country but Danish royal family played an important role at that time.

[@alisenielsen640]

Well done series ❤️

[@kaythomas5884]

The Danes say Dowmar for Dagmar. They do not pronounce the g. It is silent.

[@sandrapadua2632]

poor children... :(

[@simpaticaism]

So what became of the Russian heir to the throne and his sister Marie ? No one seems to ask this question. it is known that Marie became close to one of the guards who watched over them in captivity , but everything ends with the death of her parents and sisters , but her remains and her brothers are never found ?

[@christynorman7288]

The Russians said they did find them eventually. But I think they should test again as the DNA checks are improving all the time and the Russian video where they were in a lab testing the bones (and there were top scientists from America testing) I thought it all looked a bit sloppy with the proceedures - then they added the bones crushing them, of one female and one male to test, they said the two bodies were found & eventually brought to rest with the parents and other three sisters. I don't know about Anastasia the woman professing to be Anastasia who with the help of a Serb (& maybe the protection from the diamonds sewn into their clothing as was mooted) she played dead. But there were to all accounts bayonet wounds behind her ear and on her leg near her ankle. I believe they did rest on Prince Philip for DNA saying this Anna wasn't related. But I always take the tales from the RF with a pinch of salt they will do almost anything to stay in power as has been shown from time immemorial. My feeling is with their privileges that should all have a DNA test at birth not just courtiers or the privy council standing there to witness. That would sort the wheat from the chaff. There is speculation that Andrew is from the queen's friend known as Porcie her horse trainer. Philip was found carriage racing in Australia after Queen had Charles and Ann, then he was ordered to come back to have more kiddies as they had realised that Charles was wimpish probably through lack of love from his busy mother. Then Andrew cane a decade after Ann. But it's clouds over a lot of them ... Peace ☮️ out SW England 🇬🇧

[@elsakristina2689]

Nicholas was not (always) their eldest. He had an older brother who died as a baby.

[@LM-hv9xm]

He did not. Nicholas was the first child. Alexander was the second, who died as a baby.

[@elsakristina2689]

@@LM-hv9xm thank you for the correction

[@peaceandlove544]

Prince Yusupov husband of grand duchess, granddaughter of Alexander III was the heir to the richest family in Russia and maybe in Europe and maybe mastermind of Rasputin's assassination along with granduke Dimitri, which helped him and his wife when they scaped

[@annnee6818]

The murder of the Romanov children is just so awful. I can see a case being made (if a bad one) for the Execution of czar and heir, but the in russian eyes "worthless" girls who couldn't reign anyway? No excuse

[@dayzeereyes128]

dagmar was so beautiful when young