Websites

Bio.com.A&ENetworksTelevision,n.d.Web.02Oct.2014.

Inthissource,itmainlygivesyoualltheinformationaboutCatherinetheGreat,which
includes:earlylife,becomingroyaltyinRussia,beingcrownedEmpress,changesshemadetoRussia,
herpassionfortheartsandeducation,thelovelifeshehad,andherlastmoments.Catherinewasborn
onMay2,1729andwasaGermanPrincess.Herparentsneverreallypayedattentiontoherwhenshe
wasachild.CatherinewouldbetakencaredbygovernessBabette.AsCatherinegrewolderher
motherbecamecontrollingandshethoughtthathavingamarriagewouldgiveherachancetoescape.
Catherineknew3languages,whichwereFrench,German,andRussian(Whichhelpedherlateronin
life).IthasagreatoverviewofwhoCatherineisandaboutherlife.Iwouldtrustthissitebecauseitis
aplacewheremanypeoplefindinformationonessays,andwritingsoIwouldimaginethatallthefacts
inthearticlesare99%true.

"CatherineTheGreat."History.N.p.,n.d.Web.29Sept.2014.

ThissitewasfocusedonCatherinesstoryasshebecamepartofaroyalfamily.Catherine
cametoRussiain1744asaGrandDuchessandeventuallymarriedPeter,grandsonofPetertheGreat
andsonofEmpressElizabeth.Shewasnthappywiththemarriageandherhusband,Peter,washaving
anaffairwithElizabethVorontsova.Catherinealmostdiedfromsufferingaformofpleurisy,whichis
developedfrompneumoniaandanydiseasesinthechest,butaftertakingbloodfourtimesadaybya
doctor,shelived.Catherinealsohadaffairsofherown,andherchildrenarentevenPeters.Her34
yearreignasEmpressbeganwhenEmpressElizabethdiedin1762.Peterwasthenassassinatedeight
dayslater.Thissourceisreliablebecauseitisacompanythatproducesfactsaboutourhistory,andits
aneasyaccessforpeopleiftheyneedinformation.Ifthereisagreatamountofpeoplewholookor
watchtheirchannelforeducationalpurposesthecreatorswouldntwanttoputopinions,butinstead
facts.

"CatherineIIAlexanderPalaceTimeMachine."CatherineII
AlexanderPalaceTimeMachine.N.p.,n.d.Web.30Sept.2014.

ThiswebsiteconsistsofinformationinCatherinesearlylife,herreign,andlastmoments.It
mentionswhenEmpressElizabethpassesawayin1961,PeterIItookthethrone.About6monthslater
PeterIIwasassassinated,andthatCatherinewastheonebehindit.ThemurdererwasCatherines
loverOrlov.AsEmpress,Catherinemadechangestothegovernmentandbecomingthefaceofan
enlightenedruler.Catherinewasverypassionateaboutart,music,andeducationfortheyoungerand
oldergeneration.ShebasicallymadeRussiaabetterplace,withtheappreciationtowardsbeauty.
CatherinepassedawayfromaheartattackonNovember6,1796andpasseddownthethronetoherson
Paul.Iwouldsaythisareliablesourcebecauseitisa.orgsite.Some.orgsitesmaynotbeas
reliablebutcrosscheckingthefactswithothersites,helpedalot.Mostoftheinformationonthesites
matchup,whichtellsme,thatsitssafetosaythissourceisreliable.

Lewis,JoneJ."LearnaboutCatherinetheGreat,Russia'sEnlightened
Tsarina."About.N.p.,n.d.Web.29Sept.2014.

Accordingtothisarticle,CatherinewasbornonApril21,1729andpassedawayonNovember
17,1796.CatherinewasbornintoaroyalfamilyasaGermanPrincess.Asyearspassedshewas
marriedintoaRussianRoyalfamily,butshegreatlydislikedherhusband,PeterII,andthatiswayshe
wasprobablybehindtheassassination.ShechangedRussiaforthebetterwhileshewasinreign,after
herdeaththethronewashandeddowntoherson,Paul.Although,Iamquiteconfusedwiththedates,I
believethatthisisareliablesourcebecauseitmentionstheauthorandwhatherprofessionis.Sheisa
WomensHistoryexpert.Choosingareliablesource,youneedtolookintodetailtheauthor,the
publisheddate,etc...Knowingthatsheisanexpertmakesmetrustthearticle.

"8ThingsYouDidntKnowAboutCatherinetheGreat."History.com.
A&ETelevisionNetworks,09July2012.Web.01Oct.2014.

Inthearticle,itstatesfactsaboutCatherineIIthatmanypeopledidntknowabouther.She
wasinvolvedwithherhusbandsassassinationinordertoreignRussia.CatherinetheGreatwasan
intelligentandskillfulwomenwhoreignedRussiaandchangeitforthebetter.Herbirthnamewasnt
Catherine,butSophieVonAnhaltZerbst.WhensheconvertedtoOrthodoxChristianityhernamewas
alteredtoEkaterinaorCatherine.Hermarriagedidntgosowell,andshegreatlydislikesherhusband.
Sheendeduphavingaffairs,accordingtothearticleitstatesthenoneofherchildrenwerePeterIIs,
includingtheeldest.Thissourceisreliablebecauseitisacompanythatproducesfactsaboutour
history,anditsaneasyaccessforpeopleiftheyneedinformation.Ifthereisagreatamountofpeople
wholookorwatchtheirchannelforeducationalpurposesthecreatorswouldntwanttoputopinions,
butinsteadfacts.Youcaneventellwhenthearticlewaspublishedandwhoitwaswrittenby.

Links

<http://www.history.com/news/8thingsyoudidntknowaboutcatherinethegreat>

<http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/catherinethegreat>

<http://womenshistory.about.com/od/catherinegreat/p/catherinegreat.htm>

<http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/catherine.html>

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