Guercino’s King David has now joined its two companion works at the National Gallery, settling £5.6m in inheritance tax from ...

A new show at Washington’s Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens delivers an exquisite look at Princess Natalie Paley.

Czar Nicholas II and Alexandra Federovna Young Nicholas II, the future czar of Russia, fell for the ravishing German princess Alexandra of Hess as soon as he saw her.

Tsar Nicholas is shown drinking in the church during his father’s funeral. Just take a look at the historical photos of Nicholas in churches. He’s always surrounded by his suite and officials.

Salome Kobulashvili is a direct descendant of the last Georgian king, Erekle II. But I would have never known this ...

Russia Reopens the Last Czar’s Palace, a Century After His Execution The last home of Nicholas II has been restored and opened to the public as a museum outside of St. Petersburg. By Ivan ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century. Tsar ...

Warsaw's gorgeously reconstructed Old Town and, in its rising downtown, the new museum of modern art, by the New York–based ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 09. Check what happened ...

Czar Nicholas II had mobilized about 12 million men; casualties — dead, wounded and missing — finally topped 50 percent. The soldiers, illiterate but sturdy peasants, were often misused by ...

Many writers have explored Paris through art, literature and food, but “Nobody Sits Like the French” takes a different approach, thanks to Minnesota writer Charles Pappas’ knowledge of the exposition ...