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Oct 21, 2019 · ‘Catherine the Great’ Review: From Russia, With Love (and Lust) Helen Mirren is the best thing about this HBO minseries on the rise (and rising libido) of Russia's 18th-century monarch By ...
- David Fear
- 15 Peter III Struggled with Alcoholism
- 14 Catherine The Great Was Well-Read
- 13 Ivan Vi Was Really Killed
Nicolas Hoult's The Great Character Was Also Very Neurotic
One surprisingly historically accurate element of The Great has to do with Peter's excessive alcohol consumption. Audiences watching The Greatare aware that Peter III is constantly seen with a glass in hand and often in attendance at some wild parties. This added to his unpredictable and boisterous personality in the show while also giving Hoult another avenue to explore the character's funnier moments. This was historically accurate, as the real Peter III struggled with alcoholism, and this...
Catherine Even Taught Others How To Read
At the time of her reign, most women weren't allowed to be well-educated, something that was considered unnecessary (and even unattractive in women) and which allow men to claim a superiority over them. However, Catherine the Great was a well-read woman as she enjoyed various texts throughout her life, especially ones that would guide her as a future empress. This is depicted in The Great, as she is always seen with a book in hand and even helps teach a young serf how to read. It also speaks...
The Great Only Changed The Circumstances
Something else that The Great gets right is Ivan the VI's death. However, he didn't quite die in the same way as The Great shows in season 3. Audiences first met Ivan VI when rumors circulated in the show that Peter III's half-brother was still alive and could stake a claim to the throne. He was killed during the coup that put Catherine the Great into power, but not in the way that the show depicts. In reality, Ivan VI was in his 20s when those against Catherine's rule attempted to break him...
- Rebecca O'neill
Oct 4, 2019 · Catherine the Great, empress of Russia between 1762 and 1796, must have been lurking in the crosshairs of TV producers for years, and now HBO have given it the bells and whistles treatment.
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- Ed Cumming
Through these letters, and numerous amounts of literature on the Empress, Catherine the Great is able to be pretty historically accurate and also serves as a chance to rewrite her history in...
Oct 21, 2019 · TOP CRITIC. Catherine The Great's storytelling never manages to equal the grandeur of its richly detailed set design; as the series unfolds, those extravagant visuals become more and more like...
The Great: Created by Tony McNamara. With Elle Fanning, Phoebe Fox, Gwilym Lee, Adam Godley. A royal woman living in rural Russia during the 18th century is forced to choose between her own personal happiness and the future of Russia, when she marries an Emperor.
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May 13, 2020 · Early in The Great, Hulu‘s new satire about the younger years of Russian empress Catherine the Great, her husband, Peter III, insists, “People underestimate the joy in suffering.”
