55 VICTORIA [HIS GRANDMOTHER] SAYS: VICTORIA [HIS GRANDMOTHER] SAYS: Rose, p. 8. Rose, p. 8.

56 EVIL a.s.sOCIATIONS: EVIL a.s.sOCIATIONS: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 17.

57 AS WE SANG: AS WE SANG: G to Alexandra, 19 Sept. 1880, Gore, p. 41. G to Alexandra, 19 Sept. 1880, Gore, p. 41.

58 HE TENTATIVELY VOICED: HE TENTATIVELY VOICED: See Magnus, p. 197. See Magnus, p. 197.

59 I MISS YOU: I MISS YOU: G to Alexandra, Oct. 1886, Nicolson, G to Alexandra, Oct. 1886, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 38.

60 THE KING HAD: THE KING HAD: Nicolson, Nicolson, Diaries Diaries, p. 167.

61 WHAT A FEARLESS: WHAT A FEARLESS: 16 Feb. 1877, 16 Feb. 1877, LQV LQV, 2.2, p. 521.

62 WITHERING: WITHERING: Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, p. 30. Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, p. 30.

63 DEFICIENT IN EVEN: DEFICIENT IN EVEN: Rose, p. 15. Rose, p. 15.

64 HAD NOT BEEN HIS: HAD NOT BEEN HIS: Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, p. 30. Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, p. 30.

65 ONE OF THE DULLEST: ONE OF THE DULLEST: Edward, Duke of Windsor, Edward, Duke of Windsor, A King's Story A King's Story, p. 37.

66 SO LABORIOUS: SO LABORIOUS: Lees-Milne, p. 229. Lees-Milne, p. 229.

67 WRINKLED BROW: WRINKLED BROW: Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, p. 30. Marie, Queen of Roumania, 2, p. 30.

68 MY WORD: MY WORD: Lees-Milne, p. 237. Lees-Milne, p. 237.

69 OUR GREATEST: OUR GREATEST: E to QV, 2 May 1880, Nicolson, E to QV, 2 May 1880, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 23.

70 STRICTLY IN ACCORD: STRICTLY IN ACCORD: Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess of Russia, Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess of Russia, Things Things, p. 3.

71 HOW MUCH I MISS ... IN THE DIRT: HOW MUCH I MISS ... IN THE DIRT: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 35.

72 IT IS THE GREATEST: IT IS THE GREATEST: Battis...o...b.., p. 173. Battis...o...b.., p. 173.

73 A RIPPER: A RIPPER: Lees-Milne, p. 230. Lees-Milne, p. 230.

74 THE SUCCESS: THE SUCCESS: J. Morris, 2, p. 426. J. Morris, 2, p. 426.

75 SAILORS DIDN'T: SAILORS DIDN'T: Gore, p. 148. Gore, p. 148.

76 WAS A MOST: WAS A MOST: 21 June 1887, RA GV/PRIV/GVD. 21 June 1887, RA GV/PRIV/GVD.

77 SHE WAS AN: SHE WAS AN: 7 May 1884, Holstein, 2, p. 1391. 7 May 1884, Holstein, 2, p. 1391.

78 CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY: CELEBRATED ANNIVERSARY: Nicholas's diary, 9 [OS]/21 June 1887, GARF 601/1/221(1). Nicholas's diary, 9 [OS]/21 June 1887, GARF 601/1/221(1).

79 LARGE FAMILY: LARGE FAMILY: 22 June 1887, 22 June 1887, LQV LQV, 3.1, p. 330.

80 UNCLE FRITZ ... MOSSY: UNCLE FRITZ ... MOSSY: 2026 June 1887, RA GV/GVD/PRIV 2026 June 1887, RA GV/GVD/PRIV 3 NICHOLAS A DIAMOND-STUDDED IVORY TOWER A DIAMOND-STUDDED IVORY TOWER 1868 1868.

1 LESS THAN 20 PERCENT: LESS THAN 20 PERCENT: See Charques, p. 5. See Charques, p. 5.

2 ANTON CHEKHOV REMEMBERED: ANTON CHEKHOV REMEMBERED: Bartlett, p. 27. Bartlett, p. 27.

3 BUILT LIKE A: BUILT LIKE A: Lincoln, p. 447. Lincoln, p. 447.

4 HE TRIED TO BE: HE TRIED TO BE: Mossolov, p. 4. Mossolov, p. 4.

5 TO READ BOOKS: TO READ BOOKS: Vorres, p. 39. Vorres, p. 39.

6 WHO CAME OUT: WHO CAME OUT: Klausen, Klausen, Dagmar Dagmar.

7 WHAT JOY IT WAS: WHAT JOY IT WAS: Bokhanov, p. 18. Bokhanov, p. 18.

8 SERVANTS, PETS: SERVANTS, PETS: Vorres, p. 56. Vorres, p. 56.

9 GIRLISH ... SIMPLE MAN: GIRLISH ... SIMPLE MAN: Lieven, Lieven, Nicholas Nicholas, pp. 3032.

10 GAVE THE IMPRESSION: GAVE THE IMPRESSION: Quoted in Ma.s.sie, Quoted in Ma.s.sie, Nicholas Nicholas, p. 10.

11 YOU ARE: YOU ARE: Lieven, Lieven, Nicholas Nicholas, p. 30.

12 OF DISSIMULATION: OF DISSIMULATION: Mossolov, p. Mossolov, p. 6 6.

13 I HOPE MY: I HOPE MY: Minny to N, 23 April 1891, Bing, pp. 5758. Minny to N, 23 April 1891, Bing, pp. 5758.

14 MY MOTHER JUST: MY MOTHER JUST: Vorres, p. 59. Vorres, p. 59.

15 AT 15,000: AT 15,000: See ibid., p. 25. See ibid., p. 25.

16 d.i.c.kENS IN A: d.i.c.kENS IN A: Duke of Windsor, Duke of Windsor, A King's A King's, p. 52.

17 EXACTLY 50 MINUTES: EXACTLY 50 MINUTES: Mossolov, pp. 28889. Mossolov, pp. 28889.

18 IMMORALLY GOOD: IMMORALLY GOOD: Vorres, p. 37. Vorres, p. 37.

19 THAT OLD DOTARD: THAT OLD DOTARD: Mossolov, p. Mossolov, p. 6 6.

20 SIMPLE-MINDED ... DATA REQUIRED: SIMPLE-MINDED ... DATA REQUIRED: Alexander Mikhailovich, pp. 165 Alexander Mikhailovich, pp. 16566.

21 ARISTOCRATS ARE BORN: ARISTOCRATS ARE BORN: Lieven, Lieven, Nicholas Nicholas, p. 35.

22 I HAD RARELY: I HAD RARELY: Witte, p. 179. Witte, p. 179.

23 FRIENDLY, GENEROUS AND HUMBLE ... PETTY OFFICIALDOM: FRIENDLY, GENEROUS AND HUMBLE ... PETTY OFFICIALDOM: Vorres, pp. 38, 62. Vorres, pp. 38, 62.

24 THEY KEPT ME PURPOSELY: THEY KEPT ME PURPOSELY: Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess of Russia, Marie, Grand d.u.c.h.ess of Russia, Things Things, p. 3.

25 HIS FACE WAS: HIS FACE WAS: Quoted in M. Buchanan, p. 5. Quoted in M. Buchanan, p. 5.

26 WE SHALL PRESIDE: WE SHALL PRESIDE: Maylunas, p. 7. Maylunas, p. 7.

27 CHRIST-KILLERS: CHRIST-KILLERS: Lincoln, p. 591. Lincoln, p. 591.

28 NEW PROUD: NEW PROUD: Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 71. Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 71.

29 n.o.bLE OUTSTANDING: n.o.bLE OUTSTANDING: Witte, p. 37. Witte, p. 37.

30 WE HAVE JUST TWO: WE HAVE JUST TWO: Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 67. Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 67.

31 AND THE MONSTROUS: AND THE MONSTROUS: Ibid., p. 71. Ibid., p. 71.

32 THE TEUTONS AND THE SLAVS: THE TEUTONS AND THE SLAVS: See Laqueur, p. 46. See Laqueur, p. 46.

33 PRUSSIAN BARBARIANS: PRUSSIAN BARBARIANS: Klausen, Klausen, Dagmar Dagmar, pp. 2930.

34 COLD, DISGUSTING: COLD, DISGUSTING: Van der Kiste and Hall, p. 11. Van der Kiste and Hall, p. 11.

35 NATURALISTS: NATURALISTS: Vorres, p. 32. Vorres, p. 32.

36 AN EXPLOSION IN: AN EXPLOSION IN: Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 57. Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 57.

37 PRISON: PRISON: Van der Kiste and Hall, p. 15. Van der Kiste and Hall, p. 15.

38 AT GLORIOUS ... AN EDUCATION: AT GLORIOUS ... AN EDUCATION: Vorres, pp. 53, 52. Vorres, pp. 53, 52.

39 I FEAR THAT YOUR: I FEAR THAT YOUR: A to Minny, 7 July 1876, quoted in Van der Kiste and Hall, p. 3. A to Minny, 7 July 1876, quoted in Van der Kiste and Hall, p. 3.

40 WHOM WE ALL DISLIKED: WHOM WE ALL DISLIKED: Vorres, p. 52. Vorres, p. 52.

41 DEAR OLD FATTY: DEAR OLD FATTY: G to Alexander III, Christmas 1891, GARF 677/1/753. G to Alexander III, Christmas 1891, GARF 677/1/753.

42 CLOSE FRIENDS ... OTTOMAN: CLOSE FRIENDS ... OTTOMAN: Vorres, p. 54. Vorres, p. 54.

43 MOTHERDEAR: MOTHERDEAR: For examples for Nicholas, see Maylunas, p. 77. For examples for Nicholas, see Maylunas, p. 77.

44 I AM IN LOVE: I AM IN LOVE: Bokhanov, p. 28. Bokhanov, p. 28.

45 IT IS AN AXIOM: IT IS AN AXIOM: Donald Mackenzie Wallace, memo on Russia foreign policy, 1903, RA VIC/MAIN/W/44/15c. Donald Mackenzie Wallace, memo on Russia foreign policy, 1903, RA VIC/MAIN/W/44/15c.

46 YES, THOUGHT I: YES, THOUGHT I: Chekhov to Suvorin, 9 Dec. 1890, A. Chekhov, Chekhov to Suvorin, 9 Dec. 1890, A. Chekhov, Letters Letters, ed. Yarmolinsky, Cape, 1997, p. 169.

47 THE WHISPERING GALLERY: THE WHISPERING GALLERY: Footnote, Vorres, p. 50. Footnote, Vorres, p. 50.

48 THOSE DETESTABLE: THOSE DETESTABLE: Weintraub, Weintraub, Victoria Victoria, p. 425.

49 WICKED, VILLAINOUS: WICKED, VILLAINOUS: St. Aubyn, St. Aubyn, Edward VII Edward VII, p. 293.

50 HORRIBLE, DECEITFUL ... TOWARDS WAR: HORRIBLE, DECEITFUL ... TOWARDS WAR: Weintraub, Weintraub, Victoria Victoria, pp. 425, 428.

51 HE SAID SHE WAS ... INTERFERING: HE SAID SHE WAS ... INTERFERING: Vorres, pp. 54, 49. Vorres, pp. 54, 49.

52 VISITING GERMAN: VISITING GERMAN: See H. von Bismarck, 25 July 1888, See H. von Bismarck, 25 July 1888, GP 6 GP 6, p. 328.

53 I HAVE FORMED: I HAVE FORMED: Footnote, Weintraub, Footnote, Weintraub, Victoria Victoria, p. 291.

54 HE RESPECTED ... WELL-POLISHED LEATHER: HE RESPECTED ... WELL-POLISHED LEATHER: Vorres, pp. 237, 52. Vorres, pp. 237, 52.

55 I CAN HARDLY ... VALUE WHATSOEVER: I CAN HARDLY ... VALUE WHATSOEVER: E to Gladstone, 10 April 1885, Magnus, p. 191. E to Gladstone, 10 April 1885, Magnus, p. 191.

56 BISMARCK'S SON HERBERT: BISMARCK'S SON HERBERT: Rohl, Rohl, Young William Young William, p. 742.

57 IT'S POSSIBLE THAT: IT'S POSSIBLE THAT: See Lee, 1, p. 682. See Lee, 1, p. 682.

58 I COULD ONLY: I COULD ONLY: Nicholas II, Nicholas II, Journal Journal, p. 12.

59 WHOM HE VENERATED: WHOM HE VENERATED: Mossolov, p. 10. Mossolov, p. 10.

60 DOMINATING PERSONALITY: DOMINATING PERSONALITY: Duff, p. 250. Duff, p. 250.

61 DEPRIVED OF: DEPRIVED OF: Gilliard, pp. 8687. Gilliard, pp. 8687.

62 I MISS YOU I MISS YOU TERRIBLY TERRIBLY: Minny to N, 21 July 1887, Bing, p. 32. Minny to N, 21 July 1887, Bing, p. 32.

63 ONE HAS TO BE: ONE HAS TO BE: N to Minny, 25 June 1887, ibid., p. 34. N to Minny, 25 June 1887, ibid., p. 34.

4 WILHELM EMPEROR 188890 1 PEOPLE IN: PEOPLE IN: V to QV 16 March 1888, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/41/27. V to QV 16 March 1888, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/41/27.

2 HATED HIM MORE: HATED HIM MORE: Rohl, Rohl, Young Wilhelm Young Wilhelm, p. 804.

3 GOOD HEAVENS: GOOD HEAVENS: Caprivi quoted 28 June 1887, Holstein, 2, p. 346. Caprivi quoted 28 June 1887, Holstein, 2, p. 346.

4 ASPIRING TOADIES ... KNEW EVERYTHING: ASPIRING TOADIES ... KNEW EVERYTHING: Rohl, Rohl, Young Wilhelm Young Wilhelm, p. 764.

5 AFRAID THAT, IF: AFRAID THAT, IF: Salisbury to QV, 21 April 1888, Salisbury to QV, 21 April 1888, LQV LQV, 3.1, pp. 39798.

6 DELIGHTED: DELIGHTED: Malet to Salisbury, 28 April 1888, RA VIC/MAIN/I/56/45. Malet to Salisbury, 28 April 1888, RA VIC/MAIN/I/56/45.

7 EXTRAORDINARILY GRACIOUS: EXTRAORDINARILY GRACIOUS: Holstein, 2, p. 373. Holstein, 2, p. 373.

8 IF YOU THROW HIM: IF YOU THROW HIM: V, 25 April 1888, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/500/2. V, 25 April 1888, RA VIC/MAIN/Z/500/2.

9 BONBON: BONBON: F. Ponsonby, F. Ponsonby, Letters Letters, p. 304.

10 POOR DEAR UNCLE: POOR DEAR UNCLE: 15 June 1888, RA GV/PRIV/GVD. 15 June 1888, RA GV/PRIV/GVD.

11 AS THOUGH: AS THOUGH: E. Ludwig, p. 54. E. Ludwig, p. 54.