The Kings and Queens podcast

Michael, King of Romania


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In an extra episode we look at Michael (1927-30, 40-47)

With Soviet troops approaching Bucharest in 1944, the apparent puppet king in Romania made a daring decision to defy Adolf Hitler and imprison his acolyte. After Soviet rule left Romania in decades of shadow, the king’s body was returned to his country 70 years after his banishment for full state honours. 

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