The Romanovs

The last imperial family/monarchs of Russia
Members: Tsar Nicholas II, Tsarina Alexandra (from Germany ), children (in order of age): High Duchess Olga, High Duchess Tatiana, High Duchess Maria, High Duchess Anastasia and Alexei, Tsarevich (equivalent to “Heir Apparent”) of Russia
The Romanov dynasty ruled between 1613-1917
Tsar Nicholas was known as a weak ruler, and due to this he was not well liked
There were many problems during Tsar Nicholas’s reign such as political repression (in order to maintain his authority and power), bankruptcy due to the Russo-Japanese War and WW1, pre-existing problems and food shortages which lead to outbreaks of violence
After Tsar Nicholas abdicated for both himself and his son, the leadership of Russia going to the Bolshevik Party led by Vladimir Lenin, and the Romanovs were sent into exile in Yekaterinburg
They were exiled to a couple places, but eventually were relocated to Ipatiev House
They were executed during the night of July 17th, 1918 after being promised they were moving to a more secure location
They were executed because the Bolsheviks were worried about the White Army, who were made up of relatives of the Romanovs and Romanov supporters from Western Europe
They were shot around 2 am, and the bodies were later taken to an abandoned shaft, and dropped into a pool of water at the bottom of the shaft
Unfortunately however, some of the girls did not die immediately because they had jewels sewn into their corsets which acted like a bullet proof vest
The bodies were then taken to a different shaft where their faces were burned beyond recognition with sulphuric acid
On July 19, 1918 their bodies were buried in a deep grave
On July 25, 1918, officers went to Ipatiev House and saw the blood stains and bullet holes
The Romanovs whereabouts remained a mystery until 1991, their bodies were discovered but 2 bodies were missing 2 bodies that were missing were found in 2007
They were confirmed to be the Romanovs through DNA, such as blood relations of Tsar Nicholas and Prince Phillip of Greece, of whom were both descendants of Queen Victoria