Great Cut
What do you think of Catherine the Great? Why did she cut off the heads of her lovers?
Do you think she had an insanity streak, or was that just her normal way of living?
What was her story did she not like men?
Was she worried about them taking her crown?
Catherine the Great of Russia didn't cut off her lovers' heads! She may have had a hand (not literally) in having her husband assassinated, but she was known for being generous towards her lovers after the affairs had finished.
Read more about her here:
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/catherine.html
http://search.eb.com/women/print?articleId=21807&fullArticle=true&tocId=1173
More about her lovers, and other facts:
http://members.tripod.com/~Nevermore/ctgfaq.htm
While her behaviour was scandalous at the time, there are many untrue rumours about her. Here is the truth about her death:
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/catherinethegreat/a/histmyths1.htm
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