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Oct 21, 2019 · 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 of the 18th century empress may...
Jul 16, 2022 · Catherine the Great was Tsarina of Russia, one of the most powerful women in European history. So, how did the idea that she died while attempting an unusual practice with a horse become one of the most virulent myths in modern history, transmitted by whispers in school playgrounds across the western world?
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...
Death narratives. Death while having sex with a horse. Several stories about the circumstances of her death at age 67 in 1796 originated in the years following her death.
May 15, 2020 · Perhaps the most readily recognizable anecdote related to Catherine centers on a horse. But the actual story of the monarch’s death is far simpler: On November 16, 1796, the 67-year-old empress...
- Meilan Solly
Catherine II (born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter III.
Her male enemies created the legends that still reverberate around today’s World Wide Web. The rumours tell us more about the time in which Catherine lived than they do about the cause of her death. Catherine did indeed like horses, so much so that a portrait was painted of her on horseback.