Tony Donaldson revisits a forgotten episode in Sri Lanka’s history when Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, spent 12 unforgettable days ... In Athens, Prince George of Greece joined the party. In ...

As the war continued, the quality and effectiveness of the Russian Empire's government was called into question. The departure of Nicholas II to the front left his wife, Tsarina Alexandra ...

Left: Tsar Nicholas II, the last reigning Emperor of Russia, photographed in 1912. Centre: Detail from a mosaic of Marco Polo, displayed in Genoa's Palazzo Doria-Tursi. Right: Detail from a sculpted ...