The Oscar winner’s free course begins with Catherine the Great—a historical miniseries that Fleabag fans might enjoy—premiering on HBO Monday
is Russian), Catherine was an intelligent, witty, strong-willed, ahead-of-her-time woman who had a fire burning inside that wouldn’t let her succumb to societal expectations or norms. Sadly memory of Catherine’s reign was muddled by stories launched by jealous men like Frederick the Great, who ruled Prussia while Catherine was on the throne, and Paul I, Catherine’s own inept son.
“One of the great women of history has been sort of maligned until we rescue her reputation,” Mirren told“Catherine’s son really wanted to erase her from history. He was the one who put a rule in that after his mother, no women could rule Russia—which is extraordinary when you think that his mother was actually one of the most successful rulers Russia has ever had. She had been incredibly successful at managing all the powerful different forces around her—political, military, religious.
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