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LucyWorsleytravelstoRussiatotelltheextraordinarystoryofthedynastythatruledthecountryformorethanthreecenturies.It’sanepictalethatincludesgiantfiguressuchasPetertheGreatandCatherinetheGreat,thedevastatingstruggleagainstNapoleonin1812,andtheshockingmurdersofNicholasIIandhisfamilyin1918whichbroughtthedynastytoabrutalend.TheRomanovswerethemostpowerfulEuropeanmonarchssincetheMiddleAges,wieldingunmatchedauthorityintothe20thcentury.Lucywillseehowtheyembracedandsponsoredtheartsonanastonishingscale,commissioningartworksandbuildingspectacularpalacesthatstilldazzletoday.YetmanyordinaryRussianswerelittlebetterthanslaves,andthefailureoftheRomanovstoaddresstheirconditionwouldultimatelyleadtorevolution.Inthisnewthree-partseries,Lucywillapplyhercharacteristicinsight,attentiontodetailandwittotheRomanovdynasty.Herunderstandingofroyaltraditionandculture,andhergiftforbringinghistoricalcharactersvividlytolife,willcreateafreshandcompellingaccountofthisuniqueroyalfamily.