The Russian Orthodox Church inside Russia turned down the spouse and children's classification as martyrs simply because they were not killed on account of their religious religion. Religious leaders in equally church buildings also experienced objections to canonising the Tsar's loved ones as they perceived him to be a weak emperor whose incompete

Lucy tells how Catherine expanded her empire through navy victories overseas, whilst in your house she inspired training and introduced smallpox inoculation to Russia. But Catherine struggled to introduce deeper reforms, and the institution of serfdom remained mainly unchanged. Lucy explains how this injustice fuelled a violent rebellion.Boris Solo