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Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Season 1
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- S1 E1 - Reinventing RussiaJanuary 10, 201659minIn this first episode, Lucy investigates the beginning of the Romanovs' 300-year reign in Russia. In 1613, when Russia was leaderless, 16-year-old Mikhail Romanov was plucked from obscurity and offered the crown of Russia. Mikhail was granted absolute power and began the reign of the Romanovs as the most influential dynasty in modern European history.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - Age of ExtremesJanuary 17, 201659minIn this episode, Lucy examines the extraordinary reign of Catherine the Great (Ekaterina), and the traumatic conflict with Napoleonic France that provides the setting for the famous novel: War and Peace.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E3 - The Road to RevolutionJanuary 24, 201659minLucy Worsley concludes her history of the Romanov dynasty, investigating how the family's grip on Russia unraveled in their final century. She shows how the years 1825-1918 were bloody and traumatic, a period when four tsars tried, and failed, to deal with the growing pressure for constitutional reform and revolution.This video is currently unavailable
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