Nicholas abdicated. He and his family were executed simply because the bolsheviks did not want them to fall into the custody of the white army and used as a propaganda chess piece. They had planned a public trial for Nicholas in the capitol but found that transferring the family was too risky.
the bolsheviks did not want them to fall into the custody of the white army
No such army was riding to the rescue. It was because the Czech legion was approaching the area by train, and the Czechs had no interest in a hostage rescue. All they wanted was to GTFO of Russia. Which they did, eventually, by Vladivostok.
Nicholas abdicated. He and his family were executed simply because the bolsheviks did not want them to fall into the custody of the white army and used as a propaganda chess piece. They had planned a public trial for Nicholas in the capitol but found that transferring the family was too risky.
No such army was riding to the rescue. It was because the Czech legion was approaching the area by train, and the Czechs had no interest in a hostage rescue. All they wanted was to GTFO of Russia. Which they did, eventually, by Vladivostok.