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Tsar Nicholas II: The cursed early life of Russia’s last emperor | Part 1 | Crown Undone

Tsar Nicholas II: The cursed early life of Russia’s last emperor | Part 1 | Crown Undone

Ōtsu Incident: The Japanese attempt to assassinate the Russian Tsar Nicholas II

Ōtsu Incident: The Japanese attempt to assassinate the Russian Tsar Nicholas II

The collapse of Denmark-Norway: How a Napoleonic wartime blunder broke a kingdom

The collapse of Denmark-Norway: How a Napoleonic wartime blunder broke a kingdom

Caroline of Brunswick: George IV's cruel one-shilling inheritance to his postpartum wife

Caroline of Brunswick: George IV's cruel one-shilling inheritance to his postpartum wife

The Balfour Declaration: How the British letter promised Palestine to Zionism

The Balfour Declaration: How the British letter promised Palestine to Zionism

The Falklands Conflict: How a territorial dispute in the South Atlantic triggered undeclared war

The Falklands Conflict: How a territorial dispute in the South Atlantic triggered undeclared war

Crown Prince Sado: The Korean prince that was buried alive in a rice box

Crown Prince Sado: The Korean prince that was buried alive in a rice box

Ivan the Terrible: Why did the first Russian Tsar kill his own son?

Ivan the Terrible: Why did the first Russian Tsar kill his own son?

The Emperors of WWI: How closely related were the European kings of the First World War?

The Emperors of WWI: How closely related were the European kings of the First World War?

Operation Willi: The German WWII plot to abduct Britain’s Edward VIII

Operation Willi: The German WWII plot to abduct Britain’s Edward VIII

Vlad the Impaler: The mediaeval Romanian warrior that inspired Bram Stoker’s vampire

Vlad the Impaler: The mediaeval Romanian warrior that inspired Bram Stoker’s vampire

Empress Sisi: The unplanned assassination plot that killed the Austro-Hungarian empress

Empress Sisi: The unplanned assassination plot that killed the Austro-Hungarian empress

The Black Hole of Calcutta: How one hundred British died in the Indian prison

The Black Hole of Calcutta: How one hundred British died in the Indian prison

Charles II of Spain: How the ‘Habsburg Jaw’ destroyed a royal dynasty

Charles II of Spain: How the ‘Habsburg Jaw’ destroyed a royal dynasty

The Zimmermann Telegram: The German plot to launch a Mexican invasion of America

The Zimmermann Telegram: The German plot to launch a Mexican invasion of America

Leopold II of Belgium: The horrors of the King's private Congo Free State

Leopold II of Belgium: The horrors of the King's private Congo Free State

Crown Prince Rudolf: The pact that destroyed the Habsburgs | Crown Undone

Crown Prince Rudolf: The pact that destroyed the Habsburgs | Crown Undone

King Ludwig II: The bizarre demise of the ‘Mad King’ of Bavaria

King Ludwig II: The bizarre demise of the ‘Mad King’ of Bavaria

Crown Prince Rudolf: The pact that destroyed the Habsburgs

Crown Prince Rudolf: The pact that destroyed the Habsburgs

Prince Alfred: The first Australian assassination plot against Queen Victoria’s son | Crown Undone

Prince Alfred: The first Australian assassination plot against Queen Victoria’s son | Crown Undone

Maximilian I: The Last Emperor of Mexico’s Gruesome End | Crown Undone

Maximilian I: The Last Emperor of Mexico’s Gruesome End | Crown Undone