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The idea that the adversarial removal of royal legitimacy calls for the execution of all the children of the royals sets me reeling. I think the idea was offens
by antiterra 4y ago
The idea that the adversarial removal of royal legitimacy calls for the execution of all the children of the royals sets me reeling. I think the idea was offensive at the time as well, since the clumsy and brutal killings of all but the tsar were covered up.
Some of the people in the article survived the era. One notably died in Manhattan 1993 after settling down in the US and marrying a woman from Buffalo.
- LatteLazy 4y agoCrowns that slip become nooses. It's not right, but it's the predictable outcome of inherited power.
- daveslash 4y agoRight. The idea of killing the children also sends me reeling, but I can see the thinking: if any heirs are allowed to live, there could be a movement to re-establish the royalty. Killing them nips that in the bud and makes whatever revolution feel a little more "permanent". Still... awful and tragic.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoKilling the kids was standard practice for inter and intra royalty spats, presumably for similar reasons. See: The Princes in the Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_in_the_Tower