His last name Monomachos — meaning "one who fights alone," or essentially "the gladiator" in Greek — distinguished him as part of an aristocratic family that was active ... which were both imperial ...

Helen Rappaport’s “The Rebel Romanov” tells the story of Julie of Saxe-Coburg (1781-1860). Born in impecunious obscurity in ...

Once the most powerful family in Russia, the Romanovs fell victim to revolution, captivity, and a violent end that sparked a ...

The Paley family arrived in Russia at a critical time for the waning empire. After 300 years of Romanov rule, the Russian people had grown tired of the autocratic monarchy.

Archaeology & History The Hunt: An Imperial Family’s Fabergé Eggs, Still at Large Fabergé’s bejeweled Easter eggs became a symbol of Russian autocracy. Then came the revolution.

Did you watch the 1997 classic “Anastasia” as a kid? We’re willing to bet the villain Rasputin – who sells his soul to kill the Romanov family in the movie – showed up in your nightmares.

The Romanovs, descendants of Peter the Great, were the last imperial dynasty to rule over Russia. Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia and their children, 1907.

Here's how the events of the episode compare with what really happened to the Romanov dynasty. The Romanovs, descendants of Peter the Great, were the last imperial dynasty to rule over Russia. Tsar ...

On July 17, 1918, the reigning members of Russia's last ruling royal family, the Romanovs—Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Tsarina Alexandra, and their five children, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia ...

The Russian Imperial Romanov family (which included Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei) were imprisoned in Alexander Palace ...