Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia annoyed Wych Street and Holywell Street

Wych Street and Holywell Street

Plate III of A London Nuisance

Consort of William IV

South-east view of the interior of the Church of St Giles without Cripplegate

Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia annoyed Wych Street and Holywell StreetCatherine the Great, Empress of Russia, 1782. Portrait of Catherine II (1729 1796) who came to the throne in 1762. A German princess, Catherine was chosen at the age of 14 to be the wife of Peter III of Russia. The marriage was a failure and Catherine conspired with a group of nobles including her lover, Count Orlov, to depose the Tsar with Catherine ruling in his stead. Her reign saw Russia take an increasing role in European affairs and expand its