Nicholas II of Russia

Nicholas II of Russia ( 18 May 1868 – 17 July 1918){{fn|1}} was the last crowned Emperor of Russia. He ruled from 1894 until his forced abdication in 1917. It is said that Nicholas proved unequal to the combined tasks of managing a country in political turmoil and commanding its army in the largest international war to date. His rule ended with the Russian Revolution, during which he and his family were murdered by Bolsheviks, in 1918.

External links

• Alexander Palace — A collection of many articles, along with now out-of-print books.
• An extensive list of sites dealing with this Tsar
• Yakov Yurovsky's account of the Execution of the Imperial Family
• Ipatiev House - Romanov Memorial An immensely detailed site on the historical context, circumstances and drama surrounding the Romanov's execution.