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12024-09-09T13:13:31-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Who's Who in the Infamous Watermelon RebellionKelly O'Neill123It's the interactive guide you've been waiting for!plain2024-09-20T08:33:04-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
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12024-09-13T12:33:34-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Grand Duke "Waiting for My Mother to Die" Paul12The son of Empress Catherine II. After his mother's death in November 1796 he would ascend the throne as Paul I. Various versions of the story associate the rebellion with Paul's impending succession, however these are later disproved.plain2024-09-19T10:08:14-04:00Image generated with DALLE-3 using prompt:Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
12024-09-12T17:21:45-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Catherine "OG Great" II9The empress orders the investigation. Her involvement amplifies the drama and raises the stakes. She is concerned by both internal and external threats to her power. Someone floats the idea that the rioting is in her honor, but even the gullible don't buy that line.plain2024-09-19T14:10:36-04:00Image generated with DALLE-3 using prompt: Can you generate me an image of Empress Catherine the great of Russia, at the age of 70 looking slightly concerned?Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
12024-09-11T15:16:22-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225Grand Duke Nikolai "I Just Got Here" Pavlovich4The newborn grandson of Empress Catherine the Great, and son of Grand Duke Paul. Some rumors suggest that it is his birth that prompts the 'celebratory' looting, but this is ultimately disproven.plain2024-09-19T15:11:59-04:00Olive Colesfb4fbcee067a941cdd754bb445e31c29ce94b225
