Tsar Collection

In 1581, Ivan beat his son, Ivan in a heated argument causing his sons death. Depicted in the painting by Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible killing his son by Ilya Repin

Tsar Nicholas II with his family
Tsar Nicholas II with his wife Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna and their five children, from left; Maria, Alexei (seated on floor), Olga, Tatiana and Anastasia

Rasputin Caricature
GRIGORI RASPUTIN caricatured as the sinister leader of Russias ruling house, looming over the puppet-like figures of Nicolas II and Alexandra

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia; a portrait in honour of his wedding to Alexandra Feodorovna on the 26th November 1894 Date: 1894

Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916), 1910s
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (1869-1916)

British and Russian Royal Families at Osborne House, Isle of Wight on 4th August 1909. Pictured are Tsar (Czar) Nicholas and Tsarina (Czarina) Alix of Hesse and by Rhine, later Alexandra Feodorovna

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia
Tsar Nicholas II (Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov, 1868-1918), last Tsar of Russia (reigned 1894-1918). Date: circa 1900

Nicolas Ii / George V Phot
KING GEORGE V OF ENGLAND With Czar Nicholas II of Russia in full military dress

Izvestia announcing the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II
Izvestia Newspaper announcing the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II - March, 1917. Date: 1917

Rasputin, Grigory Yefimovich (1872-1916). Siberian monk, Tsar Nicholas IIs councillor. Portrait of Rasputin. Photography. RUSSIA

Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II
Tsar Nicholas II (Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov, 1868-1918) (right), and Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941) (left), two years before the outbreak of the First World War. Date: 1912

The two eldest daughters of the Tsar on horseback
The Colonel of Hussards, Olga and the Colonel of Uhlans, Tatiana, the two young grand-duchesses and eldest daughters of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, on horseback with their father

Tsar Alexander III and family
Tsar Alexander III (1845-1894) at the Livadia Palace, Yalta with his family. From left; the Tsarevich Nicholas (later Tsar Nicholas II), Grand Prince Georgi Alexandrovich, Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna

Grand Princess Olga and Tatiana Nikolaevna
The two eldest daughters of Tsar Nicholas II pictured in the spring of 1914 wearing beautiful, white beaded dresses typical of the period

Bulgaria / Sword Custom
When his troops take Mustapha- Pacha from the Turks, Tsar Ferdinand tramples the enemy flags, and the name of the town is changed to - guess what ? - Ferdinandovo

Tsar Nicholas II with Kaiser Wilhelm II
Tsar Nicholas II and Kaiser Wilhelm II on board the German imperial yacht, Hohenzollern, on 4 June 1909. Nicholas had sailed on a barge fromm Shtandart to the Hohenzollern, stayed half and hour

Four daughters of Tsar Nicolas II
MARIE, TATIANA, ANASTASIA & OLGA Daughters of Nicolas II and Alexandra of Russia

NICHOLAS II & GEORGE V, 1909. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (left) with the Prince of Wales (future King George V of England) at Barton Manor on the Isle of Wight, England. Photograph, August 1909

Portrait of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia (1818-1881). Creator: Stieler
Portrait of Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich of Russia (1818-1881). Private Collection

Humorous Europe Map in 1914, 1914. Private Collection

Tsar Nicholas II at the opening ceremony of the first Duma, St Petersburg, Russia, 1906. The Duma, the elected legislative assembly of the Russian Empire

Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Tsarevitch, Grand Duchess Tatian
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia pictured with two of his children, the Grand Duchess Tatiana and Alexei, the Tsarevitch, building a fortification from snow in the grounds of the Imperial Palace at

Imperial Russian Royal Family - Tsar Nicholas II with his wife Alexandra Feodorovna and their four girls. Photograph by L. Levitsky taken at the Peterhof Palace on 16th August, 1901. Date: 1901

Tsar Nicholas II holding his son, the Tsarevich Alexei
Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) in military attire pictured with his only son, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918). Date: circa 1912

Nicolas II and Kneeling troops - WWI
WWI - Emperor (Tsar) Nicholas (Nicolas) II of Russia holds up a sacred icon to his troops, who drop to their knees in penitence. Date: circa 1915

1700 Russian Tsar Peter the Great
Engraving with later tinting of Peter the Great (1672-1725). Tsar of Russia from 1682-1721. Peter taught himself technical and mechanical arts, especially in relation to military and naval science

Cartoon impression of the Russo-Japanese War 3 of 5
Card 3 of 5 - The Wrestlers. A cartoon interpretation of the Russo-Japanese war, acted out by the principal ruling individuals from the International Community

Rare Russian Postcard - Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) - sent from Odessa, Ukraine on 9th May 1900. Date: 1900

The Little Father, 1897. Creator: Jean Baptiste Guth
The Little Father, 1897. Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918), raising a toast. Published in Vanity Fair, 21 October 1897

Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Artist: Belousov, Lev Alexandrovich (1806-1864)
Junker of the Life-Guards Caucasian-Mountain squadron, 1829. Private Collection

Angling in Troubled Waters. A Serio-Comic Map of Europe. Artist: Fred W. Rose (active End of 19th cen. )
Angling in Troubled Waters. A Serio-Comic Map of Europe. Private Collection

Tsar Nicolas and son during Revolution, Russia
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (1868-1918), and his son, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia (1904-1918), seen here in uniform after the Tsar had abdicated. Date: circa 1917

Peter I, the Great (1672-1725) at Deptford Dockyard, 1857 (oil on canvas)
RHC9705 Peter I, the Great (1672-1725) at Deptford Dockyard, 1857 (oil on canvas) by Maclise, Daniel (Croquis, Alfred) (1806-70); 152.3x243.7 cm; Royal Holloway

Peter the Great watching the procedure of the House of Lords (litho)
604435 Peter the Great watching the procedure of the House of Lords (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton (1825-55); Private Collection; (add.info.: An autocrat studying constitutional government)

The Apotheosis of Peters Military Glory, 1717. Artist: Pickaert, Pieter (ca 1670-1737)
The Apotheosis of Peters Military Glory, 1717. Private Collection

The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Artist: K von Hahn
The Russian royal family visiting Sarov Monastery, Russia, 1903. Tsar Nicholas II and his family visited the monastery, which is associated with St Seraphim, in 1903

King Ferdinand of Bulgaria
King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria(1861-1948). Date: circa 1909

Tsar Nicholas II in his hunting Lodge, 1894
Tsar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918) seated and reading in his hunting Lodge in Sarikamis, a town in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. Date: 1894

Peter Wysocki
PETER WYSOCKI Polish patriot, fought the Russians, captured and exiled to Sibera in 1831 until he was pardoned by the Tsar. Date: 1799 - 1875

Peter the Great, Russian Tsar
Peter the Great (1685-1766), Russian Tsar. When he became Tsar, Peter modernized and expanded his realm, fighting several wars and founding the Russian Empire in 1721 at the Treaty of Nystad

PROY2A-00168
Marriage of dwarfs at the court of Peter the Great. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Conference table, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine
View of the conference table in the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

Conference table and photos, Livadia Palace, Yalta, Ukraine
View of a conference table, and two photos on the walls, in the Livadia (Livadija) Palace, Yalta, Ukraine, where the historic February 1945 meeting took place between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill

Russian and Greek royal cousins
The Tsesarevich Nicholas (Tsar Nicholas II) and Prince George of Greece amusing some of the younger members of the family party in about 1890

The Czar of Russia as a shot
Photograph of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) and the Tsarina Alexandra, shooting game. The photograph was taken by the official photographer to the Russian court

Constantin Stanislavski, Russian actor (b / w photo)
821634 Constantin Stanislavski, Russian actor (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Constantin Stanislavski (1863-1938), Russian actor

The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792

The Entrance of the Emperors into Paris (w / c on paper)
CHT217244 The Entrance of the Emperors into Paris (w/c on paper) by Opitz, Georg Emanuel (1775-1841); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

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"Unraveling the Enigma: The Tsar's Tale" Step into the captivating world of the tsars, where power and intrigue intertwine with Rasputin's enigmatic presence. From a caricature that immortalizes his influence to intimate moments captured by cameras, this caption delves into the fascinating life Nicholas II. Witness history unfold as Tsar Nicholas II stands alongside his beloved family, their faces etched with both joy and uncertainty. Join them on Osborne House grounds, where British and Russian royal families unite in a display of diplomatic camaraderie. The echoes of change reverberate through Izvestia's announcement, marking the abdication that would alter Russia forever. Yet amidst these tumultuous times, we catch glimpses Nicholas II himself – a figure burdened by duty but ultimately swept away by revolution's tide. Peer beyond the veil to discover Rasputin - an enigmatic character whose influence over the tsarina remains shrouded in mystery. His piercing gaze hints at secrets untold while his controversial reputation lingers even after his tragic demise. Marvel at alliances forged between empires as Tsar Nicholas II shares moments with Kaiser Wilhelm II – two powerful figures navigating treacherous political waters during World War I. And let us not forget those closest to him; witness his daughters astride majestic horses, embodying grace and innocence amidst a turbulent era. Or glimpse back further in time to behold Tsar Alexander III and family - predecessors who shaped Russia's destiny before it fell under Nicholas' rule. In this 150-word caption lies an invitation to explore a chapter filled with opulence, turmoil, love, loss - all woven together within the tapestry of tsardom. Step into their world and unravel its mysteries for yourself – for behind every image lies an untold story waiting to be discovered.