21 THE FRENCH AND: THE FRENCH AND: G to N, 1 Oct. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/314. G to N, 1 Oct. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/314.

22 WE ARE HAPPY: WE ARE HAPPY: Figes, Figes, A People's A People's, p. 256.

23 LIKE THE HUNS: LIKE THE HUNS: Balfour, Balfour, The Kaiser The Kaiser, pp. 22627.

24 AFTER ALL HE WAS: AFTER ALL HE WAS: F. Ponsonby, F. Ponsonby, My Recollections My Recollections, p. 317.

25 THESE ZEPPELIN RAIDS: THESE ZEPPELIN RAIDS: G to N, 15 Jan. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/302. G to N, 15 Jan. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/302.

26 INSIDE THE HEAD: INSIDE THE HEAD: Hull, Hull, Entourage Entourage, p. 267.

27 HE IS EXTREMELY NERVOUS: HE IS EXTREMELY NERVOUS: Oct. 1914, Pless, p. 295. Oct. 1914, Pless, p. 295.

28 SEND A ZEPPELIN: SEND A ZEPPELIN: Gerard, p. 237. Gerard, p. 237.

29 NOW HE IS NO: NOW HE IS NO: Afflerbach, p. 202. Afflerbach, p. 202.

30 THE CONFERENCE: THE CONFERENCE: Gorlitz, Gorlitz, The Kaiser The Kaiser, p. 190.

31 THE GENERAL STAFF ... GENTLEMEN: THE GENERAL STAFF ... GENTLEMEN: 6 Nov. 1914, ibid., p. 42. 6 Nov. 1914, ibid., p. 42.

32 I PUT MY: I PUT MY: Afflerbach, p. 209. Afflerbach, p. 209.

33 LIVING AN ... HIS GENERALS: LIVING AN ... HIS GENERALS: Clark, Clark, Kaiser Wilhelm Kaiser Wilhelm, p. 227.

34 NO GENTLEMAN: NO GENTLEMAN: Gerard, p. 179. Gerard, p. 179.

35 THE NAVY HAS: THE NAVY HAS: Epkenhans, p. 35. Epkenhans, p. 35.

36 TEN BULLETS A DAY: TEN BULLETS A DAY: Figes, Figes, A People's A People's, p. 262.

37 ONE BRITISH OBSERVER: ONE BRITISH OBSERVER: Knox, 1, p. 319. Knox, 1, p. 319.

38 WITH STICKS IN: WITH STICKS IN: Vorres, p. 147. Vorres, p. 147.

39 THE TSAR'S VISIT: THE TSAR'S VISIT: Figes, Figes, A People's A People's, p. 263.

40 17,000 WOUNDED SOLDIERS: 17,000 WOUNDED SOLDIERS: Rodzianko, Rodzianko, Rasputin Rasputin, pp. 11517.

41 GRADUALLY TURNED INTO: GRADUALLY TURNED INTO: Figes, Figes, A People's A People's, p. 263.

42 LOW PERSONAL INTERESTS ... TO CONQUER: LOW PERSONAL INTERESTS ... TO CONQUER: Gilliard, p. 137. Gilliard, p. 137.

43 THIS IS SO: THIS IS SO: Lincoln, p. 692. Lincoln, p. 692.

44 FULLY IN TUNE: FULLY IN TUNE: Krivoshein, quoted in ibid. Krivoshein, quoted in ibid.

45 CATASTROPHE: CATASTROPHE: Vorres, p. 148. Vorres, p. 148.

46 MADE POLITICS A ... SECRET WISHES: MADE POLITICS A ... SECRET WISHES: Gilliard, pp. 205, 142. Gilliard, pp. 205, 142.

47 HOW I WISH: HOW I WISH: 30 Aug. 1916, Fuhrman, p. 558. 30 Aug. 1916, Fuhrman, p. 558.

48 EXTREMELY NERVOUS: EXTREMELY NERVOUS: Mossolov, p. 174. Mossolov, p. 174.

49 SHE OFTEN HAD: SHE OFTEN HAD: Gilliard, p. 143. Gilliard, p. 143.

50 WE ARE NOT: WE ARE NOT: 17 Jan. 1915, Stevenson, p. 26. 17 Jan. 1915, Stevenson, p. 26.

51 IT LENT 40 MILLION: IT LENT 40 MILLION: See Neilson, p. 351. See Neilson, p. 351.

52 AUNT ALIX WIRES: AUNT ALIX WIRES: Minny to N, 1 [OS]/14 Feb. 1915, Bing, p. 292. Minny to N, 1 [OS]/14 Feb. 1915, Bing, p. 292.

53 I HAVE JUST: I HAVE JUST: Minny to N, 22 May [OS]/4 June 1916, ibid., p. 297. Minny to N, 22 May [OS]/4 June 1916, ibid., p. 297.

54 IT IS SUCH: IT IS SUCH: N to G, 11 [OS]/24 Jan. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/2551/5. N to G, 11 [OS]/24 Jan. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/2551/5.

55 WILLIAM'S SPEECH AT: WILLIAM'S SPEECH AT: G to N, 13 July 1916, GARF 601/1/1219. G to N, 13 July 1916, GARF 601/1/1219.

56 I WAS VERY BUSY: I WAS VERY BUSY: N to G, 25 June [OS]/8 July 1915, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/2551/3. N to G, 25 June [OS]/8 July 1915, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/2551/3.

57 I CAN a.s.sURE YOU: I CAN a.s.sURE YOU: G to N, 8 Aug. 1915, GARF 601/1/1219. G to N, 8 Aug. 1915, GARF 601/1/1219.

58 SHE IS RUINING: SHE IS RUINING: Kokovtsov, p. 296. Kokovtsov, p. 296.

59 I AM SURE SHE: I AM SURE SHE: Alexandra to G, RA GV/PRIV/AA35/6. Alexandra to G, RA GV/PRIV/AA35/6.

60 THE PRO-GERMANS IN: THE PRO-GERMANS IN: 22 Nov. 1916, Stevenson, p. 127. 22 Nov. 1916, Stevenson, p. 127.

61 A COUNTRY I DID NOT: A COUNTRY I DID NOT: Gilliard, p. 110. Gilliard, p. 110.

62 IN HER OUTWARD: IN HER OUTWARD: Maylunas, p. 412. Maylunas, p. 412.

63 GERMAN AGENTS ... FRIENDSHIP: GERMAN AGENTS ... FRIENDSHIP: G to N, 23 Aug. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1500/313. G to N, 23 Aug. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1500/313.

64 DETACH RUSSIA AND: DETACH RUSSIA AND: G to N, 1 Oct. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/314. G to N, 1 Oct. 1916, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/314.

65 VIOLENT AND ... IN PEACE: VIOLENT AND ... IN PEACE: 8 Aug. 1916, Gorlitz, 8 Aug. 1916, Gorlitz, The Kaiser The Kaiser, p. 191.

66 THE EMPEROR HAD NO: THE EMPEROR HAD NO: Strandemann, Strandemann, Rathenau Rathenau, p. 126.

67 HE FEELS IT: HE FEELS IT: Esher, 3, p. 207. Esher, 3, p. 207.

68 VERY OFTEN I: VERY OFTEN I: Pope-Hennessy, Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary Queen Mary, p. 505.

69 I STILL HAVE TO: I STILL HAVE TO: G to N, 7 Jan. 1916, GARF 601/1/1219. G to N, 7 Jan. 1916, GARF 601/1/1219.

70 THE MOST HARROWING: THE MOST HARROWING: Airlie, p. 138. Airlie, p. 138.

71 RUINED VILLAGES ... NEW SOUTH WALES: RUINED VILLAGES ... NEW SOUTH WALES: 411 July 1917, RA/PRIV/GVD. 411 July 1917, RA/PRIV/GVD.

72 YOU CAN'T CONCEIVE: YOU CAN'T CONCEIVE: Gore, p. 293. Gore, p. 293.

73 HOLLOWED OUT: HOLLOWED OUT: Buxhoeveden, p. 245; see also Vorres, p. 150. Buxhoeveden, p. 245; see also Vorres, p. 150.

74 LIFELESS ... HELPLESSNESS: LIFELESS ... HELPLESSNESS: Kokovtsov, p. 478. Kokovtsov, p. 478.

75 DESPONDENCY, APATHY: DESPONDENCY, APATHY: Maylunas, p. 475. Maylunas, p. 475.

76 LET US REMAIN: LET US REMAIN: Mossolov, p. 162. Mossolov, p. 162.

77 WELL-INFORMED AGENTS OF: WELL-INFORMED AGENTS OF: Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 185. Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 185.

78 SHE DISMISSED ME: SHE DISMISSED ME: Yusupov, p. 157. Yusupov, p. 157.

79 BE THE MASTER ... TINY WILL: BE THE MASTER ... TINY WILL: 14 Dec. 1916, Alexandra Feodorovna, p. 456. 14 Dec. 1916, Alexandra Feodorovna, p. 456.

80 THE WRETCHED RUSSIAN MONK: THE WRETCHED RUSSIAN MONK: Alexandra to G, RA GV/PRIV/AA35/6. Alexandra to G, RA GV/PRIV/AA35/6.

81 I BELIEVE IN NO: I BELIEVE IN NO: Alexander Mikailovich, p. 275. Alexander Mikailovich, p. 275.

82 EVERYONE-OFFICERS: EVERYONE-OFFICERS: Ma.s.sie, Ma.s.sie, Nicholas Nicholas, p. 368; see also Alexander Mikhailovich, pp. 28384.

83 IF THINGS DON'T: IF THINGS DON'T: Xenia to Minny, 21 Jan. 1917, van der Kiste, p. 97. Xenia to Minny, 21 Jan. 1917, van der Kiste, p. 97.

84 IS IT POSSIBLE: IS IT POSSIBLE: Rodzianko, p. 252. Rodzianko, p. 252.

85 ONE LAST EFFORT: ONE LAST EFFORT: Sir George Buchanan, 2, p. 41. Sir George Buchanan, 2, p. 41.

86 LIKE A MAN TRYING TO: LIKE A MAN TRYING TO: Buxhoeveden, p. 240. Buxhoeveden, p. 240.

87 BRINGING RUSSIA: BRINGING RUSSIA: Sir George Buchanan, 2, p. 47. Sir George Buchanan, 2, p. 47.

88 ACCORDING TO TWO: ACCORDING TO TWO: Buxhoeveden, p. 240. Buxhoeveden, p. 240.

89 IN THE GRAND DUCAL: IN THE GRAND DUCAL: Maylunas, p. 513. Maylunas, p. 513.

90 WHAT! YOU MOSSOLOV: WHAT! YOU MOSSOLOV: Mossolov, p. 131. Mossolov, p. 131.

91 G.o.d'S WISHES SHALL: G.o.d'S WISHES SHALL: Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 186. Alexander Mikhailovich, p. 186.

92 FEELS HIMSELF OVERWHELMED: FEELS HIMSELF OVERWHELMED: Paleologue, 3, pp. 15152. Paleologue, 3, pp. 15152.

93 THE WEAK STATE: THE WEAK STATE: N to G, 4 [OS]/17 Feb. 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/2551/8. N to G, 4 [OS]/17 Feb. 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/2551/8.

94 COME DOWN WITH MEASLES: COME DOWN WITH MEASLES: N to A, Nicholas II, N to A, Nicholas II, Letters Letters, p. 313.

95 MAKE THESE DISORDERS: MAKE THESE DISORDERS: Nicholas II, Nicholas II, Journal Journal, p. 278.

96 FAT RODZIANKO: FAT RODZIANKO: Pares, p. 443. Pares, p. 443.

97 AN EXCRUCIATING: AN EXCRUCIATING: N to Alexandra, 26 Feb. [OS]/11 March 1917, Fuhrman, p. 696. N to Alexandra, 26 Feb. [OS]/11 March 1917, Fuhrman, p. 696.

98 HIS OFFICERS WERE UNEASY: HIS OFFICERS WERE UNEASY: Nicholas II, Nicholas II, Journal Journal, p. 279.

99 BEGGED ON HIS KNEES: BEGGED ON HIS KNEES: Mossolov, p. 27. Mossolov, p. 27.

100 MY ABDICATION ... DECEIT: MY ABDICATION ... DECEIT: Nicholas II, Nicholas II, Journal Journal, 2 [OS]/15 March 1917, p. 278.

101 BAD NEWS FROM RUSSIA ... IN DESPAIR: BAD NEWS FROM RUSSIA ... IN DESPAIR: 1315 March 1917, RA GV/PRIV/GVD. 1315 March 1917, RA GV/PRIV/GVD.

102 THE GREATEST SERVICE: THE GREATEST SERVICE: Grigg, Grigg, Lloyd George, War Leader Lloyd George, War Leader, p. 58.

103 A LITTLE STRONG: A LITTLE STRONG: Stamfordham, memo on discussion with Lloyd George, 22 March 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/M. Stamfordham, memo on discussion with Lloyd George, 22 March 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/M.

104 EVENTS OF LAST: EVENTS OF LAST: G to N, 19 March 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/318. G to N, 19 March 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/Q/1550/318.

105 TO GET THE EMPEROR OUT OF RUSSIA: TO GET THE EMPEROR OUT OF RUSSIA: Sir George Buchanan, 2, p. 104. Sir George Buchanan, 2, p. 104.

106 ANY VIOLENCE DONE: ANY VIOLENCE DONE: Nicolson, Nicolson, King George King George, p. 300.

107 IT'S FOR THE BEST: IT'S FOR THE BEST: Buxhoeveden, p. 262. Buxhoeveden, p. 262.

108 PUT THEM ON: PUT THEM ON: See Gilliard, p. 217, Benckendorff, pp. 3035, Hanbury Williams, p. 170. See Gilliard, p. 217, Benckendorff, pp. 3035, Hanbury Williams, p. 170.

109 IF NOT, HE: IF NOT, HE: Hanbury Williams, p. 170. Hanbury Williams, p. 170.

110 THAT THE PROPOSAL ... EXCEPT BALMORAL: THAT THE PROPOSAL ... EXCEPT BALMORAL: Stamfordham memo, 22 March 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/M/M/1067/29. Stamfordham memo, 22 March 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/M/M/1067/29.

111 AND SOBBED: AND SOBBED: Vyrubova, p. 212. Vyrubova, p. 212.

112 LIKE AN OLD: LIKE AN OLD: Dehn, p. 189. Dehn, p. 189.

113 YOU CAN'T GO: YOU CAN'T GO: Vyrubova, p. 213. Vyrubova, p. 213.

114 NICHOLAS WROTE: NICHOLAS WROTE: Nicholas's diary, 5 April 1917, GARF 601/1/221. Nicholas's diary, 5 April 1917, GARF 601/1/221.

115 THE KING HAS: THE KING HAS: Stamfordham to Balfour, 30 March 1917, quoted in Nicolson, Stamfordham to Balfour, 30 March 1917, quoted in Nicolson, King George King George, p. 301.

116 HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS: HIS MAJESTY'S MINISTERS: Balfour to Stamfordham, 2 April 1917, ibid. Balfour to Stamfordham, 2 April 1917, ibid.

117 EVERY DAY: EVERY DAY: Stamfordham to Balfour, 6 April 1917, LG/F/3/2/19, Parliamentary Archives. Stamfordham to Balfour, 6 April 1917, LG/F/3/2/19, Parliamentary Archives.

118 HE MUST BEG: HE MUST BEG: Stamfordham to Balfour, 6 April 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/M/1067/52. Stamfordham to Balfour, 6 April 1917, RA PS/PSO/GV/C/M/1067/52.

119 TO IMPRESS UPON HIM ... OF DELAY: TO IMPRESS UPON HIM ... OF DELAY: Stamfordham memo, 10 April 1917, RA PS/PSO/M/1067/61. Stamfordham memo, 10 April 1917, RA PS/PSO/M/1067/61.

120 PLACED IN AN: PLACED IN AN: Balfour to Lloyd George, 6 April 1917, LG/F/3/2/19, Parliamentary Archives. Balfour to Lloyd George, 6 April 1917, LG/F/3/2/19, Parliamentary Archives.