The Great Northern War: Peter the Great vs. Sweden

The Romanov Dynasty: Rise, Power, and Bloody End — Fexingo History · May 10, 2026 · 6m · transcript

In this episode of The Romanov Dynasty, Lucas and Luna explore the Great Northern War, the twenty-one-year conflict that transformed Russia into a Baltic power. They discuss Peter the Great's initial disastrous defeat at Narva in 1700, his subsequent military reforms, the founding of St. Petersburg in 1703, the decisive Battle of Poltava in 1709, and the eventual Treaty of Nystad in 1721. Along the way, they touch on the roles of Charles XII of Sweden, Ivan Mazepa, and the diplomatic maneuvering that secured Russia's access to the Baltic Sea. The episode also examines how the war…