In the historical story, all seven members of the Russian King Nicholas II's family were shot in the basement and none was spared. As the king of the British Empire at the time, why did Nicholas II's cousin George V stand by? This approach is very puzzling. In fact, Nicholas II and George V are not only cousins, they are also childhood friends and have a very close relationship. What caused George to die?
Why did George V fail to save him?
In fact, it is a misunderstanding to say that George V was not saved by his death, because George V has tried his best to rescue his cousin Nicholas II and his family.
Even at the time when the situation was tense, George V wanted to provide asylum for Nicholas II, but he had to withdraw this proposal under repeated suggestions from political advisers.
Because the British king at that time no longer has any power, he is just a symbolic head of state, so he can only stand by.
What prevented George V from saving Nicholas II's life?
So, what exactly prevented George V from saving the lives of Nicholas II and his family? At that time, during the First World War, there was serious anti-German sentiment in the United Kingdom. Nicholas II was born in Germany, and his wife Alexandra Feodorovna was another German princess.
As a British with high anti-German sentiment, it is inevitable to blame Nicholas II. During this period, in order to calm the anger of the people, George V changed his German surname to "Windsor".
If George V insists on taking Nicholas II’s family from England, it may not be only Nicholas II who will fall. That's it.
Nicholas II was forced to abdicate a year before his death. In terms of the environment at the time, the British government needed to establish a good relationship with the Russian government. If it cannot be an ally, at least it cannot become an enemy.
Because the British government was already very busy in World War I, and the British did not want to draw an opposing enemy, so when George V proposed to protect Nicholas At the time of King La II, the British government rejected this proposal on grounds of national interest.
Alexandra Queen’s unpopular
From the emotional point of view, Nicholas II's reputation among the imperial relatives of various countries is still good, but Nicholas II’s wife Alexandra Della Feodorovna is not a pleasing figure.
Many people think that Queen Alexandra is snobby, unkind, and eccentric. In order to cure her son's hemophilia, she also trusts a "monk" who has brought disaster to the country and the people. People believe that Queen Alexandra has become incurable.
The European royal family also thought about the way to save Nicholas II.
However, among the many royal relatives in Europe, Spain, Denmark, Sweden and Norway also considered saving Nicholas II. However, they were worried that the confrontation with the Soviet Union would not result well, so they gave up. After Nicholas II was executed, people thought that their children would at least survive in this world.
So the British royal family hoped that they could save their children even if they could not save Nicholas II. In 1919, the British sent a special ship The ship arrived in Crimea and took away the remaining Russian royal family, which also allowed the two sisters of Nicholas II Olga and the descendants of Alexandra to survive.
Fate is always playing tricks
Fate is always playing tricksHuman, when the revolution occurred in March 1917, George V had also proposed that Nicholas II should come to Britain for asylum. Unfortunately, three of the five children of Nicholas II suffered from severe measles, and they were originally intended to move to England when they recovered.
At this time, the other two were also infected with measles, and one of the children was seriously ill and developed pneumonia, so they had to shelve this migration plan.
At the same time, with the continued calls for the abolition of the monarchy in the UK, in order to save himself, George V also gave up this long-held belief plan.
It is certain that if Queen Alexandra can follow the advice of George V and evacuate her children to England, then perhaps they will not suffer the tragedy of destruction.
But she repeatedly insisted on waiting for Nicholas II to return and evacuate to the UK together, because at that time Nicholas II had not been forced to abdicate, so Alexandra misjudged the original situation .
However, as the tide of the revolution became more and more turbulent, Nicholas II had no judgment to react, and the last five members of the family died together. Perhaps from some perspectives, this is actually the result of Nicholas II’s self-destruction.
