Wow Jon wow I have watched many hour long documentaries on the Romanov's as a whole and thought I was satisfied I had no idea we knew so much about them individually this was such a treat and so many photo's I've not seen and info marvelous I wish I could research like you Jon bravo thank you 🔥👏☕️😁
Fantastic video Jon! Robert K Massie's book Nicholas and Alexandra had a funny anecdote about Olga. While reading Les Miserables under the guidance of Pierre Gilliard she came upon a certain French (Merde!) and underlined it. She asked her father what it meant since her tutor wasn't around. Nicholas II during a walk with the Gilliard commented "You are teaching my daughter a curious vocabulary, monsieur." Gilliard was embarrassed. Nicholas just smiled and said he understood what happened. Olga being a bit more exposed to the outside world than her younger sisters in her later years made her aware of the political temperature. Had her parents particularly her mother been not so frantic in trying to keep Alexei's illness a secret perhaps the family may have garnered a bit more sympathy. They lived an insular life that made them socially disconnected with reality. Olga sadly saw that too late.
@@HistoryRoadshow You're welcome Jon! Ever since reading Robert K Massie's book decades ago I have been fascinated with The Romanovs. Interesting enough Massie wrote his book on Nicholas and Alexandra while researching about hemophilia which his son had.
Thank you Jon, a very well presented and informative video. All of the five Romanov children were interesting but usually the emphasis falls on Anastasia so it is appreciated that you are making videos about the other siblings.
Do Anna Vyrubova, and even some of the others of the Tsarina's ladies in waiting. So many of her ladies were really the best clues we have into the tsarina's world.
Do Anna Vyrubova, and even some of the others of the Tsarina's ladies in waiting. So many of her ladies were really the best clues we have into the tsarina's world. Oh please.
Absolutely! Anna Vyrubova and the Tsarina’s ladies-in-waiting were like the royal gossip columnists of their time, giving us the inside scoop on life at court. Their stories really bring that world to life!
One other thing: not widely known is that Ella and Sergei adopted the two children of Grand Duke Pavel, a son, Dimitri Pavelovich and daughter Marya Pavelevna, after their mother died. As Ella and Sergei had no children, they took on the education of these two children; by wide reportage, it wasn't a successful family relationship. I mean, Dimitry went on to murder Rasputin and have affairs with Felix. His sister Marya was 'rebellious' rushing into a bad Swedish marriage. She said that Ella was cold and couldn't replace her mother. Anyway, the relationships between the four, show an entirely different side of Romanov family life.
The so called "Golden Mitya" was actually Dmitry Malama an officer who earned Tatiana 's affections.I didn't know there was another Golden Mitya. Malama, apparently got this moniker, because of his blonde hair.
@HistoryRoadshow There were rumors of a morganatic marriage between Tatiana and Dmitry Malama, but to me that's nothing more than bolshevik smear campaign.
