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British historian Lucy Worsley travels to Russia to investigate the 300-year reign of the Romanov dynasty.
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Episode 1
58 mins
In this first episode, 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.






