{"id":4274,"date":"2015-06-25T15:58:44","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T15:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/greatlives\/?post_type=great-lives-lecture&#038;p=4274"},"modified":"2024-04-30T15:56:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T19:56:36","slug":"peter-the-great","status":"publish","type":"lecture","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter the Great"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><div class=\"umw-hero__eyebrow\">great lives lecture series<\/div><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">Peter the Great<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"wpv-view-output\" data-toolset-views-view-editor=\"e6459a1e213b5f4afe4cba234ffc6825\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-toolset-views-view-editor wpv-gutenberg-view-wrapper-61885\">\n\n\n<div id=\"wpv-view-layout-61885-CATTRac9e7810ac4aa33cbbd35c6b8aff437d\" class=\"js-wpv-view-layout js-wpv-layout-responsive js-wpv-view-layout-61885-CATTRac9e7810ac4aa33cbbd35c6b8aff437d\" data-viewnumber=\"61885-CATTRac9e7810ac4aa33cbbd35c6b8aff437d\" data-pagination=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;61885&quot;,&quot;query&quot;:&quot;normal&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:500,&quot;speed&quot;:5,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;stop_rollover&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;cache_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_images&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_pages&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;preload_reach&quot;:1,&quot;spinner&quot;:&quot;builtin&quot;,&quot;spinner_image&quot;:&quot;\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/plugins\/toolset-blocks\/embedded\/res\/img\/ajax-loader.gif&quot;,&quot;callback_next&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;manage_history&quot;:&quot;enabled&quot;,&quot;has_controls_in_form&quot;:&quot;disabled&quot;,&quot;infinite_tolerance&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;max_pages&quot;:1,&quot;page&quot;:1,&quot;base_permalink&quot;:&quot;\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lecture\/4274?wpv_view_count=61885-CATTRac9e7810ac4aa33cbbd35c6b8aff437d&amp;wpv_paged=WPV_PAGE_NUM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;data&quot;:[],&quot;id&quot;:0}}\" data-permalink=\"\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lecture\/4274?wpv_view_count=61885-CATTRac9e7810ac4aa33cbbd35c6b8aff437d\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n          <h2 class=\"lectureDate\">Lecture Date: April 14, 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/125051720\" width=\"533\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Peter the Great 4\/14\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"topicSummary\"><p>Peter the Great is generally regarded as the primary force in leading Russia out of medieval into modern times. Ruling as tsar from 1682 to 1725 \u2014 officially as Peter I, but commonly known by his self-awarded title of Peter the Great \u2014 he is credited with centralizing the government, modernizing the army, and creating a navy. His aggressive and autocratic demeanor was abetted by his extraordinary physical presence \u2014 approximately 6 feet, 8 inches tall \u2014 enabling him to loom over his contemporaries, both literally and figuratively. His reign, though not totally enlightened by any means, did result in the increased Westernization of Russia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"lectureSpeaker\" style=\"padding-top: 1em;\">Speaker: Jeremy Black<\/h2>\n<div class=\"speakerInfo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2015\/06\/Black-120x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail alignleft\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" style=\"\" \/>\n<p>Jeremy Black is a popular and dynamic lecturer who has appeared multiple times in the Great Lives series. Having studied at Cambridge and Oxford, he began his teaching career at the University of Durham in 1980 before moving to Exeter University in 1996, where he is the current holder of the Established Chair in History. In addition to his teaching, Professor Black has held a number of important public roles, including that of editor of Archives, the journal of the British Records Association. His prodigious scholarly output encompasses more than 100 publications, mainly on, but not limited to, British and continental European history, with particular emphasis on international relations and military history. He has held numerous teaching positions outside of England, having lectured extensively in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, and Denmark\u2014as well as in the US, where he has taught at the Universities of Maryland, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgetown, and Rutgers, among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"umw_cb_additional_links":[[]],"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_advisory_expires_time":"","_advisory_meta_include":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"season":[211],"class_list":{"0":"post-4274","1":"lecture","2":"type-lecture","3":"status-publish","5":"season-211","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Peter the Great - Great Lives<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Peter the Great\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Great Lives\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-30T19:56:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/lecture\\\/peter-the-great\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/lecture\\\/peter-the-great\\\/\",\"name\":\"Peter the Great - Great Lives\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-06-25T15:58:44+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-30T19:56:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/lecture\\\/peter-the-great\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/lecture\\\/peter-the-great\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/lecture\\\/peter-the-great\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lectures\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/lecture\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Peter the Great\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/\",\"name\":\"Great Lives\",\"description\":\"University of Mary Washington\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.umw.edu\\\/greatlives\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Peter the Great - Great Lives","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Peter the Great","og_url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/","og_site_name":"Great Lives","article_modified_time":"2024-04-30T19:56:36+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/","name":"Peter the Great - Great Lives","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-06-25T15:58:44+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-30T19:56:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/peter-the-great\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lectures","item":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/lecture\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Peter the Great"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/","name":"Great Lives","description":"University of Mary Washington","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lecture\/4274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lecture"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lecture"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"season","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/greatlives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/season?post=4274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}