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The astonishing true story of how Catherine the Great joined forces with a Quaker doctor from Essex to spearhead one of the first global public health campaigns.

A TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2022 SO FAR

Shortlisted for the Pushkin House Book Prize 2022

'Sparkling history...with a fairytale atmosphere of sleigh rides, royal palaces and heroic risk-taking' The Times

A killer virus...an all-powerful Empress...an encounter cloaked in secrecy...the astonishing true story.

Within living memory, smallpox was a dreaded disease. Over human history it has killed untold millions. Back in the eighteenth century, as epidemics swept Europe, the first rumours emerged of an effective treatment: a mysterious method called inoculation.

But a key problem remained: convincing people to accept the preventative remedy, the forerunner of vaccination. Arguments raged over risks and benefits, and public resistance ran high. As smallpox ravaged her empire and threatened her court, Catherine the Great took the momentous decision to summon the Quaker physician Thomas Dimsdale to St Petersburg to carry out a secret mission that would transform both their lives. Lucy Ward expertly unveils the extraordinary story of Enlightenment ideals, female leadership and the fight to promote science over superstition.

'A rich and wonderfully urgent work of history' Tristram Hunt

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  • Title The Empress and the English Doctor: How Catherine the Great Defied a Deadly Virus
  • Author Lucy Ward
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oneworld Publications
  • Publication date 2023-06-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780861545186 / 0861545184
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.7 x 5 x 1.2 in (19.56 x 12.70 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Russian
    • Topical: Health & Fitness
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Russia, Catherine
  • Dewey Decimal Code 947.063

About the author

Lucy Ward is a writer and former journalist for the Guardian and Independent. As a Westminster Lobby correspondent, she campaigned for greater women's representation. From 2010-12, she lived with her family in Moscow, renewing her interest in Russian history. After growing up in Manchester, she studied Early and Middle English at Balliol College, Oxford. She now lives in Essex.
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