LucyWorsleytravelstoRussiatotelltheextraordinarystoryofthedynastythatruledthecountryformorethanthreecenturies.It’sanepictalethatincludesgiantfiguressuchasPetertheGreatandCatherinetheGreat，thedevastatingstruggleagainstNapoleonin1812，andtheshockingmurdersofNicholasIIandhisfamilyin1918whichbroughtthedynastytoabrutalend. TheRomanovswerethemostpowerfulEuropeanmonarchssincetheMiddleAges，wieldingunmatchedauthorityintothe20thcentury. Lucywillseehowtheyembracedandsponsoredtheartsonanastonishingscale，commissioningartworksandbuildingspectacularpalacesthatstilldazzletoday.YetmanyordinaryRussianswerelittlebetterthanslaves，andthefailureoftheRomanovstoaddresstheirconditionwouldultimatelyleadtorevolution. Inthisnewthree-partseries，Lucywillapplyhercharacteristicinsight，attentiontodetailandwittotheRomanovdynasty.Herunderstandingofroyaltraditionandculture，andhergiftforbringinghistoricalcharactersvividlytolife，willcreateafreshandcompellingaccountofthisuniqueroyalfamily.