1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In 1698,&amp;nbsp;Peter the Great returned from his sweeping tour of Western Europe—the Grand Embassy—eager to modernize Russia. Instead, he found a nation on the brink of chaos, shaken by rebellion and resistance to his reforms. His response was swift and ruthless, crushing the uprising with a brutality that would define his rule. But the crisis did not end there. Turning from matters of state to matters of the heart, Peter confronted a deeply personal betrayal. His estranged wife, Eudoxia Lopukhina—whom he had forced into a convent years earlier—had taken a lover. SUPPORT THE SHOW:&amp;nbsp;https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE:&amp;nbsp;https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise&amp;nbsp; LEARN MORE:&amp;nbsp;https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY:&amp;nbsp;https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now&amp;nbsp; History Shorts https://www.historyshortspodcast.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/41035720/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/201252160