Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley
Season 1 • Episode 1: Reinventing Russia • Watch with subtitles
Episode 1: Reinventing Russia
January 6, 2016 • 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 and began the reign of the Romanovs as the most influential dynasty in modern European history.
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