About this episode
This episode serves as a trailer discussing the significance of the Battle of Poltava in the Great Northern War.
Send us Fan Mail Fought on July 8, 1709, the Battle of Poltava was the turning point of the Great Northern War. It was the climax of the long duel between two of the greatest monarchs of the age: King Charles XII of Sweden and Tsar Peter I of Russia. Poltava marked the end of the Stormaktstiden, Sweden's Age of Empire, and the rise of Russia as a great power.
People in this episode
Host: Darryl Dee
Topics covered
- Great Northern War
- military history
- Sweden
- Russia
- monarchs
- turning points
Keywords
- Battle of Poltava
- Great Northern War
- King Charles XII
- Tsar Peter I
- Sweden
- Russia
- military history
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