Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths - 4

In this episode Lucy Worsley explores the complicated history of the Russian Revolution.  She dresses up as Tsarina Alexandra.

Worsley kicks off this episode with the start of World War I and the Russians were suffering.  The October Revolution is more complicated than what you originally thought.  The Revolution was fueled by the growing anger towards the Romanovs because of the bloody suppression he took part in.  Alexandra was mistrusted by the Court, as well as the complicated relationships between the royal families of Europe.

She also covers Rasputin and the gossip that surrounded him, and how the Tsar and Tsarina's relationship with him made the Russian people distrust the family.  One of the historians discussed the rumors that surrounded him and Alexandra and concluded there was no affair between them.

Also factoring into the Russian Revolution was how the War turned against the Russians and the key to the Russian Revolution were the Women.

You can use this episode of the series in the classroom when there is a sub in the room.  Unless you want to use it as a supplement for a lecture in a history classroom.

You can highlight, copy, and paste the questions into a Word, GoogleDoc or Google Classroom document for use in school or home school.  Format it the way you want to.  All questions after formatting should fit onto one page.

You can find the link to the YouTube video here. 

Royal Myths Russian Revolution Questions:

1. Who was the head of the Orthodox church?
2. Who was distrusted as a foreigner?
3. Who was the first cousins to George VI?
4. Who was Russia allied with?
   
5. Who was an advisor to Nicholas and Alexandra?
6. What was kept secret from the people?
7. Who was central to the Revolution?
   
8. Where were the male leaders of the revolution?  Lenin –/ Trotsky –/ Stalin –
9. Who lead the Provisional Government?
10. Who told the Tsar to abdicate?

Royal Myths Russian Revolution Answers: 

1. Who was the head of the Orthodox church? - Nicholas II
2. Who was distrusted as a foreigner? - Tsarina Alexandra
3. Who was the first cousins to George VI? - Nicholas and the Kaiser
4. Who was Russia allied with? - France and England
5. Who was an advisor to Nicholas and Alexandra? - Rasputin
6. What was kept secret from the people? - Alexis’ hemophilia
7. Who was central to the Revolution? - Women
8. Where were the male leaders of the revolution?  - Lenin – Switzerland / Trotsky – America / Stalin – Exile in Siberia
9. Who lead the Provisional Government? - Alexander Kerensky
10. Who told the Tsar to abdicate? - The Generals