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Queen of hearts: When Catherine's husband Tsar Peter III alienated his people, they instead turned to his wife, and she was proclaimed the rightful ruler.

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The leader of the Luddites, 1812. Found in the collection of British Museum. Anonymous artist. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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A memorial tomb to King Æthelstan, the first Saxon king of all England, in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire. (Photo by Geography Photos/UIG via Getty Images)

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A view of Old Trail Town, a collection of historic western buildings and artifacts, located in Cody, Wyoming. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Pilgrim Fathers leaving Delft Haven on their voyage to America, July 1620. Image dates from 1878. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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Two Hitler Youth who have surrendered to Allied Forces, Germany, 1945. (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

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Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the oldest residential street in the United States. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Q&A In Baroque and Regency times, how did people learn to dance?