And finally, one cannot help but wonder if the Russian Revolution and all that followed after was God’s judgment on the sins of tsars.
It does not surprise me that the British monarchy survived. Hardly perfect obviously, but when push came to shove at the most crucial moments of their people — they rose to the occasion in a way that honored and glorified God.
Can’t say the same for the monarchies that fell.
"When Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, George’s first cousin, was overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917, the British government offered political asylum to the Tsar and his family, but worsening conditions for the British people, and fears that revolution might come to the British Isles, led George to think that the presence of the Russian royals would be seen as inappropriate. Despite the later claims of Lord Mountbatten of Burma that Prime Minister Lloyd George was opposed to the rescue of the Russian imperial family, the letters of Lord Stamfordham suggest that it was George V who opposed the rescue against the advice of the government. The Tsar and his immediate family remained in Russia, where they were killed by Bolsheviks in 1918. King George V essentially signing his owns cousin’s death certificate."
But I think perhaps the czar might have gotten out earlier but wanted to stay out of a sense of duty, not sure.
https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/king-george-tsar-nicholas-1913/
Picture at link. I'm not sure which was which they looked so much alike.