This is a really well written book about the life of Nicholas II from his teenage years up through his death. It includes a great amount of detail about his policies and actions as Tsar of Russia, and includes a great deal of information about Alexandria and their family. I think that Alexandria was a misunderstood person in general, and that certainly did not help their public impressions. The book also featured correspondence between Nicholas II and Alexandria, which was personal and enlightening. Overall, a very good book on these two people and Russian history in general.