Queen Victoria · Character
Tsar Nicholas I
Russian tsar who visited Victoria and later fought in the Crimean War.
minor
Also known as the tremendous Nicholas
First appearance: v lord palmerston
Tsar Nicholas I shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Visits Windsor; Victoria finds him striking, handsome, and formidable, with a 'terrible expression of the eyes.'
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- Early Court Circle
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