Very detailed and in depth history of the Romanov family, charting all the Tsars/Tsarinas and their children, lovers, staff and enemies, right up until the murder of the last family. After reading this I was compelled to look online at old portraits etc of the past rulers to see the details of their appearance, dress, possessions and properties (I read this on my Kindle, so no pictures were in the text, which they are in the hardback/paperback copy of the book). Sometimes a little heavygoing in places, but the detail is amazing and the amount of research that went into this title much have been phenomenal!