Did Lenin secretly order the Romanovs’ execution on July 16, 1918?
Official records say no, but chilling telegrams from Yekaterinburg suggest otherwise. Join Lucy Worsley and historian Helen Rappaport as they uncover the truth behind one of the Russian Revolution’s darkest secrets.
This clip is from Royal History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2020). Watch on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m000fj9f/royal-historys-biggest-fibs-with-lucy-worsley
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