List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Abbreviations, Dates, Spellings and Transliteration
Timeline
Family Trees
Genealogical Table
Preface to the First Edition
Note to the First Edition
Introduction
1. Romanov Roots
2. The Pious Tsar: Alexis, 1645-1676
3. Transformations: Fedor, Sophia and Ivan V, 1676-1689
4. Tsar Peter, 1682-1725
5. Catherine I, Peter II, Anna Ioannovna and Ivan VI, 1725-1742
6. Elizabeth and Peter III, 1742-1763
7. Philosopher on the Throne: Catherine II, 1762-1796
8. The Napoleonic Era, 1796—1825: Paul I and Alexander I
9. Consistent Autocracy: Nicholas I, 1825-1855
10. Reform: Alexander II
11. Reaction: Alexander III
12. The Last Romanov Tsar, 1894-1918
13. Ruling the Russian Empire
14. Postscript, 1918-2017
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index