Catherine's rule brought about something of a golden period for female artists. While it was Peter I (reign 1682-1725) that brought about reforms that gave women greater freedom to pursue education it was during the mid-18th century, the time that Catherine the Great rose to power, that fe...
"Catherine the Great" is an ambitious historical drama that attempts to capture the complexities of one of Russia's most famous rulers, Empress Catherine II. With Helen Mirren in the lead role, the series paints a vivid portrait of the empress's reign, her personal relationships, and the pol...
Catherine the Great has been the most unjustly maligned of Russian rulers during the Soviet period. It has been the custom to hold her personally responsible for all the acts of injustice and repression perpetrated during her reign but to pass by in silence, or to attribute to other ...
the ten-part miniseries is the brainchild of screenwriterTony McNamara. Much like how his previous film,The Favourite, reimagined the life of Britain’s Queen Anne as a bawdy “period comedy,”“The Great” revels in the
nounempress of Russia who greatly increased the territory of the empire (1729-1796) Synonyms Catherine the Great Catherine Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link...
In this memorable fictional appearance, Catherine de Medici may be the first female character created by a woman writer of this period." (23) Dowriche's larger agenda in writing The French History may well have been to appropriate the St. "I'll find a day to massacre them all": Tamora...
One such opponent was circus magnateP.T. Barnum, who’d built his empire by exploiting animals and people alike. Pitted against Barnum and other leading figures of the period, the naturally theatrical Bergh often found himself subjected to ridicule. Critics even labeled him a ...
Catherine was polite and pleasant to Diane at all times, an act that she considered part of her duty to her husband. In a letter dated many years after this period, Catherine wrote, “If I made good cheer for [Diane] it was the King that I was really entertaining, and besides I alwa...
French queen, consort of Henry II (reigned 1547–59) and regent (1560–74), and an influential personality of the Catholic–Huguenot wars.
The years of his reign are known in English history as the Restoration period. His political adaptability and his knowledge of men enabled him to steer his country through the convolutions of the struggle between Anglicans, Catholics, and Dissenters that marked much of his reign. Birth and ...