An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
563. Peter the Great: Bloodbath in the Kremlin (Part 2)
May 07, 2025
Description
What abominable mischief and hedonism did the seventeen year old Peter the Great revel in during his strange and remarkable travels through Europe, before truly stepping into the role of Tsar of...
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Books Referenced
Peter the Great: His Life and World
Author: Robert K. Massie
Context:
Referenced as 'Peter's biographer' and 'the Robert K. Massey book' multiple times throughout the episode, including a quote describing women at Lefort's house and another about Peter ordering his comrades to bite off muscle from a cadaver during an anatomy lesson
Russia in the Age of Peter the Great
Author: Lindsey Hughes
Context:
Described as 'a wonderful historian of Peter the Great, a biographer' who documented the Prince of Denmark's visit to Peter's lodgings and the terrible stench from the room