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Wearing an armoured breastplate, clasping a silver cross and seizing an Army spontoon, 31 year old Elizabeth Petrovna appeared at the HQ of the elite Preobrazhensky Regiment guards in St. Petersburg on 25th November, 1741 - intent on over-throwing Tzar Ivan VI (a baby), and seizing the Russian throne for herself.\nAlthough she was the daughter of Peter The Great, she was also illegitimate, and overlooked in the line of succession. But her coup was bloodless, and she oversaw a productive cultural period for the dynasty - including her role in selecting Catherine The Great.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly recall Elizabeth\u2019s fondness for food, fashion and f***ing; posit that her husband Alexis Razumovsky was a\xa0bit\xa0like Dolly Parton\u2019s beau\xa0Carl Dean; and explain why, if you\u2019re staging a coup, you should always slit your drums\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Elizabeth I, Empress of All Russia\u2019 (Unofficial Royalty, 2018):\xa0http://www.unofficialroyalty.com/empress-elizabeth-i-of-russia/\n\u2022 \u2018Decadent Facts About Empress Elizabeth Of Russia, The Last Romanov\u2019 (Factinate):\xa0https://www.factinate.com/people/empress-elizabeth/\n\u2022 \u2018St Petersburg Palaces of the Romanovs\u2019 (RT, 2021):\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3LRMZfmAsU\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! 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: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1700s #Royals #Food #Russia\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices