Vladimir Boiko/Global Look Press Feodor Romanov, a 17th-century bon vivant nobleman, was forced to join a monastery and spent almost a decade in captivity; however, his son Mikhail became tsar of ...
The Romanov family ruled Russia from 1613 to 1917. They ascended the throne at the end of one of the most critical periods of Russian history, known as the Time of Troubles (1589 Ü 1613). The last ...
Getty Images/Fotobank British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore talked to RBTH about his new, best-selling biography of the Romanov dynasty, and why the real-life exploits of Russia’s royal family are ...
From 1613 until the Russian Revolution in 1917, Russia was ruled by tsars and tsarinas of the Romanov Dynasty. In total, there were 18 Romanov rulers, starting with Michael Romanov. Tsar Michael I, ...
The Romanov family is the subject of a new Netflix series A new Netflix original, at the crossroads between series and documentary, "The Last Czars" chronicles the final throes of the House of Romanov ...