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The brutal murder of the entire Romanov family was the culmination of deep discontent across the Russian Empire with the persistently autocratic rule of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). Following the disaster of the First World War (1914-18...

Tutankhamun is easily the most famous Egyptian ruler in the world thanks to his nearly intact tomb discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 and the "mummy's curse" associated with the opening of that tomb. Although Tutankhamun was initially thought...

An 1896 oil on canvas, The Artist's Family, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Aline Charigot, Renoir's wife, is arm in arm with their eldest son Pierre and their second son, Jean, is being held by the...

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce and Family, c. 1880. Photograph by F. M. Sargent, c. 1880. Washington State History Museum. Description by the museum: This photograph is historically significant and has great human interest as well. It may...

A c. 1858-60 oil on canvas painting, The Bellelli Family, by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Laura Belleli was the artist's aunt and the family lived in Florence which Degas visited in 1858. The painting is perhaps...

The Kuru dynasty of Hastinapur, as portrayed in the Mahabharata, represents a legendary royal lineage whose internal divisions drive one of the most influential narratives in South Asian literary and cultural history. Centered on succession...

Family tree of Julio-Claudian Dynasty, which produced five emperors at the start of the Roman Empire (27 BCE - 68 CE).

A 1913 photograph of the Russian royal family. Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna (1872-1918) with their four daughters (L to R), Olga (born 1895), Maria (born 1899), Anastasia (born 1901), and Tatiana (born...

The Kuru family tree, from Shantanu downwards, at the time of the Mahabharata war. Those already dead at the time of the war are in grey; those who were formally coronated have a crown alongside with their names.

An 1846 family portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter showing Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901), Albert, Prince Consort, and their then five children. (Royal Collection)