About this episode
The episode explores the story of a woman in Germany who claimed to be the lost Grand Duchess Anastasia, examining themes of identity and mental health.
You may have heard of men who used to be deluded that they were Napoleon, but it turns out some women had a similar issue when it came to the Grand Duchess Anastasia of the Romanovs. This week Amelia tells us about Anna, a woman found in Germany covered in scars who may have secretly been the lost grand duchess, or maybe she was just another person who had a psychotic break and invented a whole new identity for herself. The following music was used in this media project: "Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Thinking Music" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Amelia
Topics covered
- identity
- psychotic break
- historical figures
- Grand Duchess
- Romanovs
Keywords
- Grand Duchess
- Anastasia
- Germany
- identity
- psychotic break
- Romanovs
- history
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Germany
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