Show Notes
In the Season 9 finale of Queens, we're back in Russia with Alexandra Feodorovna, the last Tsarina of the Russian Empire.
When we last left Alexandra, she had married Tsar Nicholas II and stepped into one of the most powerful—and unforgiving—courts in Europe. Now, the pressure to produce an heir, her son Alexei's devastating hemophilia diagnosis, and the arrival of Grigori Rasputin will change the course of Russian history forever.
As Russia faces war, political unrest, and revolution, Alexandra becomes one of the most controversial women of her era. But was she truly the villain history remembers, or a devoted wife and mother caught in an impossible situation?
Join us as we explore Rasputin, the Romanovs, the Russian Revolution, and the tragic final chapter of the last Empress of Russia.
Time stamps:
00:00 Intro & Patreon shout outs!
03:37 All Daughters No Heir
05:32 Stress and Phantom Pregnancy
08:52 Faith Healer Philippe de Lyon
09:53 IT'S A BOY! Then... uh oh
13:59 Rasputin Enters
21:05 Russo Japanese War
23:43 Bloody Sunday
29:25 War Sparks Suspicion
31:15 Alexandra as Regent
36:02 Rasputin's Murdered... probably not as dramatic as you've heard
38:55 Russia Collapses Into Revolution
41:14 Pulling up to the Abdication Station
44:13 House Arrest
49:53 Execution Night
52:59 Legacy and Remains Found
55:06 Final Toast and Farewell
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