Episode 08: Canonized Saints

The concluding episode in Season 1 of History Had Eyes brings together the people, documents, and questions explored throughout the series. Canonized Saints examines why Martin Van Buren Hutson was selected for one of the most sensitive missions of the post-World War I era, the role his decorated brother George Hutson played in that decision, and why Martin guarded the story for the rest of his life.

The episode also explores the Russian Orthodox Church's canonization of the Romanovs and its long-standing reservations regarding the identification of the purported remains discovered near Yekaterinburg. Through church records, military history, and archival research presented in Rescuing Nicholas, we revisit the possibility that history's accepted account may not tell the entire story.

Finally, we consider an alternative interpretation of King George V's role, asking whether his legacy was shaped not by abandoning his cousins, but by quietly helping secure their survival.

Canonized Saints concludes not with a declaration, but with an invitation to examine the evidence, weigh the questions, and decide for yourself whether one of history's greatest mysteries deserves another look.

History had eyes. Now, perhaps, history deserves another witness.