75 - Galveston, TX & St. Petersburg, Russia (Suck on that, Baby!)
Horrible History
English - May 19, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 62 MB - ★★★★★ - 72 ratingsTrue Crime History true crime history travel comedy crime natural disasters tragic women female podcaster Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Trigger Warning: child abuse and neglect, animal abuse, pregnancy loss, loss of a child
This week on Horrible History Emily heads to Galveston, Texas to tell us the story of the 1900 Hurricane - one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Then, Rachel brings home a big one - the story of Catherine the Great.
Hopefully, you're horrified.
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http://www.kyrackramer.com/2018/01/17/the-last-king-of-poland-and-the-empress-who-loved-him/https://www.historyhit.com/the-most-important-lovers-of-catherine-the-great/https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a32525488/catherine-the-great-husband-peter-murder-real-story/ Massie, Robert K.. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (p. 146). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.https://www.biography.com/royalty/catherine-iihttps://www.timetoast.com/timelines/catherine-ii-the-great https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/catherines-domestic-policies/#:~:text=During%20her%20reign%2C%20Catherine%20gave,serfs%2C%20and%20non%2DRussianshttps://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-greatest-love-affair-catherine-the-great-and-grigory-potemkin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great https://www.pinterest.com/pin/243124079873982590/#:~:text=Count%20Alexei%20Grigorievich%20Bobrinsky%20(11,by%20Fyodor%20Rokotov%2C%20circa%201760s https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-emperor-of-Russia http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/prince-platon-alexandrovich-zubov-lover-of-catherine-ii-the-great-of-russia/
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