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Catherine the Great and her Husband the Mediocre

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Catherine the Great, Russia's most famous Empress, wasn't born in Russia—she was a minor German princess engaged to the future Emperor. But less than a year after her husband ascended to the Russian throne, Catherine overthrew him in a coup with the help of her lover in one of the most extraordinary political maneuvers in history.

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Author Dana Schwartz explores the stories of some of history’s most fascinating royals: the tyrants  
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