false 2409525 2 Parentage of Peter-His father's double marriage-Death of his father-The princesses-Their places of seclusion-Theodore and John-Sophia uneasy in the convent-Her request-Her probable motives-Her success-Increase of her influence-Jealousies-Parties formed-The imperial guards-Their character and influence-Dangers-Sophia and the soldiers-Sophia's continued success-Death of Theodore-Peter proclaimed-Plots formed by Sophia-Revolution-Means of exciting the people-Poisoning-Effect of the stories that were circulating-Peter and his mother-The Monastery of the Trinity-Natalia's flight-Narrow escape of Peter-Commotion in the city-Sophia is unsuccessful-Couvansky's schemes-Sophia's attempt to appease the soldiers-No effect produced-Couvansky's views-His plan of a marriage for his son-Indignation of Sophia-A stratagem-Couvansky falls into the snare-Excitement produced by his death-Galitzin-Measures adopted by him-They are successful 2416699 1 12 2007 Peter the Great total:3|5:1|4:1|3:1| 3 12 5 1 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 10:13:27 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 21:51:56 -0800 2008
Still, only four stars because I'd heard...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Mar 18 17:32:03 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 17:32:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 09 23:18:05 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 23:18:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jan 28 17:39:30 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 17:39:30 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 14:14:35 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 14:14:35 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2409525