Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley

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S01E02: Age of Extremes

Lucy examines the extraordinary reign of Catherine the Great, and the traumatic conflict with Napoleonic France that provides the setting for the novel War and Peace.

Overview

Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to tell the extraordinary story of the dynasty that ruled the country for more than three centuries - the Romanovs.

Episodes

S01E01 Reinventing Russia

January 6, 2016 6.5 60 min

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...

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S01E02 Age of Extremes

January 13, 2016 6.5 60 min

Lucy examines the extraordinary reign of Catherine the Great, and the traumatic conflict with Napoleonic France that provides the setting for the novel War and Peace.

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S01E03 The Road to Revolution

January 20, 2016 7.0 60 min

Lucy 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...

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Cast

Lucy Worsley

Self - Presenter