1. Now that there has been a revolution in Russia and I am no longer Tsar, what will happen to me?
Identify two possible fates for the Tsar and be prepared to explain why each could happen to him!
2 minutes

2. Who was Anna Anderson? L.O.
To investigate what happened to the Russian royal family in 1917.
To evaluate whether Anna Anderson was telling the truth.

3. BY THE END OF TODAY’S LESSON…
ALL OF US will be able explain the arguments for and against Anna Anderson’s claim. (5B-6C)
EVEN BETTER IF you can make a reasoned judgement. (6B-7C)
EXCELLENT IF you evaluate available evidence to suggest which is most useful/reliable. (7B-A) 3

4. The Tsar had five children, among them Alexi and Anastasia.
Tsar Nicholas had a large family.
The Tsar had five children, among them Alexi and Anastasia.

6. Soon after the Tsar was deposed he and his family were moved to a remote rural location called Ekaterinburg. It is believed that in July 1918 the decision was taken to kill the family and four of their servants...
However, not long after their deaths, stories began circulating about some of the royal family escaping...
They were taken down to the basement early one morning and shot. Those who did not die from the shooting were stabbed with bayonets and then their bodies were disposed of.

7. On February 17, 1920, a woman jumped off a bridge in Berlin
On February 17, 1920, a woman jumped off a bridge in Berlin. She had no ID on her and when asked, she refused to give her name. She was taken to a mental asylum. She claimed that she was Anastasia Romanov. She was visited by one of her mother’s maids who called her an imposter. When she was released from the asylum in 1922 she lived on the charity of those who believed her claim to be Anastasia. She was known as Anna Anderson.
Although she did not speak of the past for some time she eventually described how she had escaped the massacre. She admitted that she had been bayoneted, but said that the wound had not killed her because the sword was blunt.

8. She was Anastasia Romanov
Today you are going to read through all the available evidence and decide whether Anna Anderson was in fact Anastasia.
She was a fraud!
She was Anastasia Romanov
15 minutes

9. Use your work so far to complete the following tasks:
Of all of the evidence, which do you believe to be most useful and reliable to a historian trying to find out the truth about Anastasia?
Give explanation to support your opinion!
Which is the most persuasive piece of evidence to suggest she was Anastasia?
Which was the most persuasive piece of evidence to suggest she wasn’t Anastasia?
Do you think she was Anastasia? (SUPPORT YOUR JUDGEMENT WITH EXPLANATION)
15 minutes

11. BREAKING NEWS!!!
Nine skeletons found in a shallow grave in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in July 1991, were identified by Russian forensic authorities as the remains of the last Tsar, Tsarina, three of their five children, the Royal Physician and three servants. DNA evidence has proved that these bodies were those of the Tsar Tsarina and members of his family.

12. Write a news report about the discovery including the following:
What did Anna Anderson claim.
What evidence supported/contradicted her claim. her claim.
What the new evidence suggests.
Why would Anna say she was the daughter of the Tsar?
Interview with a Russian person.
15 minutes

13. What have you taken from today’s lesson?
SOMETHING YOU HAVE LEARNED.
SOMETHING YOU HAVE FELT.
SOMETHING YOU WILL TAKE AWAY WITH YOU.