Episode 62 - Succession x2
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After a couple of decades of peace most of Europe get's back to a more normal state of affairs with The War of the Polish Succession. Meanwhile back in Moscow, Anna had her own succesion decision to make and Elizabeth Petrovna needed to be careful.   To sign-up for membership of the Boyar Duma  Go to the podcast website https://www.historyofrussia.net and visit the Membership Page or the Patreon Logo on the home page   Or go to  patreon.com/historyofrussia    To contact me  Website   https://www.historyofrussia.net Twitter       HistoryRussia1 Email        [email protected]
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