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