Elizabeth Petrovna is the new empress of Russia. However, she's busy getting her house in order and there is a coronation to plan. So whilst she's off doing that, we'll undertake a quick retrospective of Anna Ivanovna's reign and then we'll take a look at the causes, and the initial events, of the War of the Austrian Succession.     Click on one of the links or logos below to join the Boyar Duma where for a small monthly subscription you'll receive the following - Exclusive membership of the Boyar Duma  and a shout out on the Podcast Ad-free podcasts - (ads may come in on the free feed at some point in the future but never for subscription members) At least one members only episode per month General release episodes at least 1 week earlier than normal   Transcripts for each episode (Patreon Only)   Via Patreon 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  https://www.patreon.com/historyofrussia_boyarduma   Via Apple Podcasts search in apple podcasts for ‘Boyar Duma’ or the ‘History of Russia podcast-members only’ and hit subscribe. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-history-of-russia-members-only/id1696439936   Via Spotify  Search in spotify for 'Russia members only' https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-boar/subscribe   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.