Source:
Letters and writings of Nicholas II and his family on Facebook
The diary entries:
July 3 Monday
Irina's 22 BD
12-1 Maria — Proverbs of Solomon 27-end
2¼ - 5 in the garden.
5¼ - 6 Alexei Mark XIV 16-17
Last Supper, Washing of the feet, establishment of Holy Communion "love one another" (John XIII 23-35) Do not let your hearts be troubled (John XIV 1-31) I am the true vine (John XV XVI XVII) The Garden of Gethsemane — the prayer of Jesus Christ Matt XXVI Luke XXII 41-44 Matt XXVI 40-49 Luke XXII 48-50 The taking of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ before Caiaphas. Peter denies the Lord.
All four girls have had their hair quite shaved off, as it falls out in masses since their measles.
N read to us as usual.
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July 4 Tuesday
10-11 Alexei: King Ethelred the unready. The Danes drove away the English princes to Normandy & Hungary and made Canute King. Canute rebuked his courtiers & improved the people — reigned 19 years (sons: Hardicanute, Harold Harefoot — Danes & Saxons made slaves of their poor & prisoners. King Edward the Confessor suffered his courtiers to rule him & the kingdom & promised that the Duke of Normandy shld be King. Some of his wise men made a book of laws. Harold the son of Earl of Godwin was made king. He was killed in the battle of Hastings 1066 & the D of N became King William the Conqueror 1066-1087. King Willm I made oppressive laws, took the land fr the English & gave it to the Norman barons' he caused Doomsday Book to be written — New forest made Curfew bell.
2¼ - 4¾ in the garden.
Al[exei] had his hair also completely shaved off.
N read aloud.
Above: Alexandra.
Above: Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei with their heads shaved.
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