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Oct 21, 2019 · October 21, 2019 4:10 PM EDT. W hen HBO’s new four-part historical drama Catherine the Great debuts on Monday — starring Helen Mirren as Russia’s longest-reigning female ruler — the story ...
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Mar 29, 1997 · According to legend, Russian empress Catherine the Great died while attempting to engage in sexual intercourse with a horse. The truss holding her equine paramour broke, crushing Catherine to ...
Legends of Catherine the Great. During and after the reign of the flamboyant and powerful Empress Catherine II of Russia, whose long rule led to the modernisation of the Russian Empire, many urban legends arose, some legends based on true events, concerning her sexual behaviour. Catherine had about 22 male lovers throughout her life, [1] some ...
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May 15, 2020 · Yes, Elle Fanning Knew That Horse Rumor About Catherine the Great. The star of 'The Great' on Hulu talks transforming into the empress, working with Nicholas Hoult, and a possible Season 2.
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Jan 2, 2017 · Hermitage Museum Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great), circa 1770. For more than three decades in the late 18th century, one woman ruled with an iron fist over all of Russia. That woman was Catherine the Great, and the power she held as a woman led the press as well as world leaders to crucify her for it.
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Sep 27, 2022 · Other than the unfortunate horse rumor, the real Catherine the Great was known for many things, chief among them her intelligence, her forward-thinking policies, and her love of the arts. And then ...
May 2, 2017 · Catherine, born on the 2 May 1729 reigned from 1762 until her death in 1796 at the age of 67. The circumstances of her death have long stalked the memory of her reign. Rumour had it that she died whilst attempting to have sexual relations with a horse. Origins of the myth are obscure, but many have postulated that it was members of the French ...
