Ep 279 is loose! And we have the story of another famous woman from history - Empress of Russia, Catherine the Great! And it's not all horseplay...

How did Catherine come to power? What became of Peter III? And will there never be justice for the rats?!

The secret ingredient is...Russia!

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Sources this week include:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great#
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_III_of_Russia#
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/catherine_the_great.shtml
• https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/assassination-of-peter-iii-emperor-of-all-russia-1762/
• https://bookstock.e-libra.ru/read/578058-catherine-the-great.html
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/who-was-catherine-great
• https://www.historyhit.com/catherine-the-great-the-empress-of-intrigue/
• https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/06/04/peter-i-catherine-the-great/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_of_Russia
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-catherine-great-180974863/

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