Girl History on Instagram: "Nicholas II, the last Tsar of Russia, married for love. He first met Princess Alix of Hesse (later Empress Alexandra Feodorovna) as a teenager. She was a granddaughter of Queen Victoria — shy, deeply religious, and raised in Germany and England. Nicholas fell in love early and refused other political matches despite pressure from his family. They married in November 1894, just weeks after his father, Alexander III, died and Nicholas unexpectedly became Tsar at 26. Man

movystrix on Instagram: "🎬: Nicholas And Alexandra (1971) Nicholas and Alexandra is a 1971 British epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay by James Goldman and Edward Bond based on Robert K. Massie's 1967 book of the same name. It tells the story of the last ruling Russian monarch, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (Michael Jayston), and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra (Janet Suzman), from 1904 until their deaths in 1918. . The ensemble cast includes Tom Baker as Gr