Comments on: Would Henry IX be a good King? http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/ Royals, Royalty and British Monarchy by John Evans Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:32:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Trudie http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/comment-page-1/#comment-24416 Trudie Wed, 03 Oct 2007 00:07:16 +0000 http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/#comment-24416 And to think it was all started by another cousin the Kaiser!!. I think he rescued his Aunt because of her closeness to his Mother HM Queen Alexandra but decided his own crown was more valuable than the lives of his cousins. One has to remember that most of the monarchies, Prussia, Austria and Russia were abolished with lightening speed. And to think it was all started by another cousin the Kaiser!!. I think he rescued his Aunt because of her closeness to his Mother HM Queen Alexandra but decided his own crown was more valuable than the lives of his cousins. One has to remember that most of the monarchies, Prussia, Austria and Russia were abolished with lightening speed.

]]> By: Gigi http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/comment-page-1/#comment-24411 Gigi Tue, 02 Oct 2007 20:06:10 +0000 http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/#comment-24411 I have read that, too. He may have been given advice along those lines by the government. I have no doubt that after the horrendous murders in Ekaterinberg, he wished that he had rescued them nonetheless. I don't believe he ever dreamed that Alix and the children would be murdered by the Reds and I think he felt there was a good chance of the Whites prevailing and rescuring their Tsar and his family themselves and protecting them within Russia. I have read that, too. He may have been given advice along those lines by the government. I have no doubt that after the horrendous murders in Ekaterinberg, he wished that he had rescued them nonetheless. I don’t believe he ever dreamed that Alix and the children would be murdered by the Reds and I think he felt there was a good chance of the Whites prevailing and rescuring their Tsar and his family themselves and protecting them within Russia.

]]> By: Aunt Pierre http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/comment-page-1/#comment-24410 Aunt Pierre Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:50:59 +0000 http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/#comment-24410 <i>Why, I have always wondered, was he willing to rescue his aunt but not her son, his wife and children?</i> I've read that he was worried that seeming to shelter a despot/autocrat would upset the British public. Why, I have always wondered, was he willing to rescue his aunt but not her son, his wife and children?

I’ve read that he was worried that seeming to shelter a despot/autocrat would upset the British public.

]]> By: Gigi http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/comment-page-1/#comment-24402 Gigi Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:20:17 +0000 http://www.royalanecdotes.com/2007/10/01/would-henry-ix-be-a-good-king/#comment-24402 I certainly agree with you, Eliza and John, that King George V's failure to rescue his cousin, Tsar Nicholas II and his family was a terrible mistake and indeed a cowardly decision. It is especially odd since he sent a warship to rescue Marie Feodorovna, the Dowager Empress, who was the sister of Queen Alexandra, the mother of Rsar Nicholas II and thus was the aunt of King George V. Why, I have always wondered, was he willing to rescue his aunt but not her son, his wife and children? The answer is no doubt mired in the mists of time, but John is right to say that there was a great deal of fear and confusion all over Europe at the time with revolution exploding in various countries. In this instance, King George V was indeed guilty of cowardice. Nevertheless, in the aggregate, he was viewed as a worthy and dutiful king by the government and the public. The occasion of his Silver Jubilee was the scene of some of the most tumultous displays of affection and respect for the Monarchy ever seen in Britain since the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. I certainly agree with you, Eliza and John, that King George V’s failure to rescue his cousin, Tsar Nicholas II and his family was a terrible mistake and indeed a cowardly decision. It is especially odd since he sent a warship to rescue Marie Feodorovna, the Dowager Empress, who was the sister of Queen Alexandra, the mother of Rsar Nicholas II and thus was the aunt of King George V. Why, I have always wondered, was he willing to rescue his aunt but not her son, his wife and children? The answer is no doubt mired in the mists of time, but John is right to say that there was a great deal of fear and confusion all over Europe at the time with revolution exploding in various countries. In this instance, King George V was indeed guilty of cowardice. Nevertheless, in the aggregate, he was viewed as a worthy and dutiful king by the government and the public. The occasion of his Silver Jubilee was the scene of some of the most tumultous displays of affection and respect for the Monarchy ever seen in Britain since the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria.

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