Catherine the Great is remembered for being Russia's longest ruling female head-of-state – a fact – and for allegedly banging a horse, a rumor addressed in the fourth episode, "Moscow Mule." ...

Helen Mirren may be known for playing English queens like Elizabeths I and II, but in a new HBO series she takes on the role of Catherine the Great, the one-time ruler of Russia. In his biography ...

Outsmarting allies and dethroning her own husband, Catherine’s rise was anything but graceful.

How Catherine really became 'The Great' Once the upstart foreigner stole Russia’s throne, there was no stopping her enlightened reforms, her empire's expansion, and her pursuit of love and legacy.

In “Catherine the Great,” which premieres Oct. 21, Helen Mirren continues her queenly streak by embodying the radical 18th-century titular Russian empress, a woman who came to Russia as an ...

HBO released the first trailer for its upcoming “Catherine the Great” limited series starring Helen Mirren as the Russian Empress.The four-part show miniseries, which is made in association ...

Because Catherine was a proudly sexually liberated woman who was known for keeping lovers, as did most people in the Russian court. The rumor that Catherine the Great had sex with a horse will ...

To tell the story of Russia’s longest-ruling female leader in 'Catherine the Great,' director Philip Martin led his cast and crew across Europe—from Lithuania's Trakai Island Castle to the ...

A rare letter written by Russian Empress Catherine the Great urging for her subjects to be vaccinated against smallpox has been unveiled in Moscow, as Russia's current leadership struggles with ...

Catherine the Great may have been adept at mobilizing armies for Mother Russia, but Maja Meschede knows more than a thing or two about mustering the necessary resources to create the roughly 3,000 ...

HBO released the first trailer for its upcoming “Catherine the Great” limited series starring Helen Mirren as the Russian Empress. The four-part show miniseries, which is made in association ...