Catherine, the Virgin Wife
Send us Fan Mail Sophie, now baptized Catherine Alexeyevna, begins to understand that her life was not to be an easy one. She was to find out who the Russians really were. If you'd like to support the...
3 Apr 201118min
Catherine, The Early Years
Send us Fan Mail Sophie Augusta Fredericka was an unlikely candidate to marry well. We follow her early years before she wed the future Tsar Peter III. If you'd like to support the podcast with a smal...
27 Mar 201119min
Slap Shot Episode - Peter III - Freeing the Nobility From Service
Send us Fan Mail Peter III, in his few short months accomplished much. The Manifesto Freeing the Nobility From Service was one such accomplishment. Support the show
21 Mar 201111min
Elizabeth I, The War of Austrian Succession & The Seven Years War
Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth I, Empress of Russia, had Russia embroiled in 2 world wars up until her death. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link - https://...
13 Mar 201115min
The Reign of Elizabeth I, Part One
Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth, having overthrown Ivan VI in a bloodless coup, rules Russia with a opulent style spending vast sums of money on the luxuries of the day. If you'd like to support the podcas...
7 Mar 201115min
Catherine I to Elizabeth I
Send us Fan Mail Peter the Great is dead and his successor Catherine I died only 2 years later. Anna was followed by Peter II and Ivan VI who was overthrown by Peter the Great's daughter Elizabeth. If...
27 Feb 201119min
Slap Shot Episode - Peter's Table of Ranks
Send us Fan Mail One of Peter the Great's reforms was the publishing of the Table of Ranks. It defined where a man would be in terms of nobility and place in society.Support the show
25 Feb 20119min
But There Is Still So Much To Do
Send us Fan Mail Peter the Great's reign, lasting 42 years comes to an end. His legacy though, lasts to this day. If you'd like to support the podcast with a small monthly donation, click this link -...
19 Feb 201118min
