Empire of The Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley

Season 1

TV-PG
British historian Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to investigate the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.

Where to Watch Season 1

3 Episodes

  • Reinventing Russia
    E1
    Reinventing RussiaLucy 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.
  • Age of Extremes
    E2
    Age of ExtremesLucy 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.
  • The Road to Revolution
    E3
    The Road to RevolutionLucy 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.

Cast of Season 1

  • Lucy WorsleySelf - Presenter
  • John DasProducer

 

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