Icons of Power

Documentary series examining the politics and intrigue surrounding history's most famous figures, including Henry VIII, Napoleon Bonaparte, Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.

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Ended

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Icons of Power

First Air Date

July 17, 2006

Last Air Date

August 7, 2006

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English

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S01E04

Catherine the Great

Empress of Ambition: Catherine the Great hijacked a country she wasn't born to rule. To cling to power in a cutthroat world, she would have to overthrow and assassinate her husband, battle the Ottoman Turks into submission, and face the wrath of the Russian people in a massive rebellion.

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