This week, Allison and Max discuss two sovereigns whose reigns changed the course of history. The first, the longest ruler in Russian History, presided over a revitalization of Russia that brought it into a new age; the second, the first Habsburg in 300 years to balance the royal budget, successfully defended her kingdom before devoting herself to her people: Catherine the Great of Russia and Maria Theresa of Austria. /

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