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Three imposters claimed to be the assassinated son of Ivan the Terrible, Prince Dmitry - but the first of the fraudsters got the furthest, actually being crowned Tzar on 10th June, 1605, and reigning over Russia for almost a year.\nHis name was Grigory Otrepiev - now more often known as \u2018False Dmitry I\u2019 - and he\u2019d come to power despite a previous coup (in which he led a rebel army of Lithuanian and Polish nobles, Jesuits and Cossacks) having failed.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how he overcame this military defeat to seize power anyway; ask why so many Muscovites were prepared to state he was the \u2018real\u2019 Dmitry when he quite plainly wasn\u2019t; and reveal whose testicles he ripped off to (very briefly) achieve his dreams\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Grigory Otrepiev - the first of Lzhedmitriyev\u2019 (Unansea): \u200b\u200b\nhttps://en.unansea.com/grigory-otrepiev-the-first-of-lzhedmitriyev/\n\u2022 \u2018Russia: A History, by Derek B Lange\u2019 (New Word City, 2018): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Russia_A_History/UO1jDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=false+dmitry+i&printsec=frontcover\n\u2022 \u2018Weird History Sock Puppet Theatre: False Dmitry I\u2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYta60nyY0k\n#Russia #1600s #crime #Royals\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back on Monday! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\xa0\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices