Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley

I was excited to watch this show because I don't really know much about Russian history and was looking forward to it. Lucy totally ruined the show. She is obviously anti-Russian and considers Russians to be lower people than herself. However, she is the one who is rude (interrupting the historian at the Tretyakov gallery) and with low class manners, recording and talking during the church service (just one example of crassness). She seems to be the worst person to do a documentary on another country (it seems like she just visited Russia for the first time for this documentary). Maybe Brits will enjoy this documentary because it keeps saying West is superior to Russia. Look somewhere else for a good history show, because this one only offers Lucy's uneducated personal commenting, and she even blocks the beautiful russian scenery and architecture with herself in most of the frames.

*I am not a Russian, and don't care much about either Britain or Russia, but Lucy's narrative is disgusting.*

This show is basically an indictment of the Romanov dynasty. The last Tsar was loved by his people but you wouldn't know that from the "information" this documentary presents. There was a steady, stealth group in Russia that vowed to bring down the monarchy long before it ended. This group is responsible for the DEATHS of tens of millions of Russian Christians, peasants and aristocracy. They stole the wealth from Russia and killed with glee. This group is still in power around the world. Don't be fooled by false narratives on tv and even in books. They hide the truth.

The way Romanov was pronounced bothered me throughout the 'series'. She kept saying /Románov/ instead of /Rómanov/.

Definitely not for scholars but for those with an armchair interest in this history and those seeking to visit Russia. For example, I was surprised the Potemkin Mutiny during the 1905 uprising was not mentioned.

I, too, disagree with the criticism of the host Lucy Worsley. Maybe her red dresses were to make her stand out in the scenes. Her commentary on the cartoon of Catherine was quite a giggle. She's cute in my opinion.

My husband and I got so tired of Lucy Worsley, and her two red dresses with matching lipstick, that we quit halfway through the second episode. A great commentator is either invisible or compliments the subject. Lucy was just annoying. Which is too bad, because the material was interesting. We'll look elsewhere for information on the Romanovs.