Table of contents : Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration and Names Introduction 1 The Myth of the Tsaritsa's Blessed Womb 2 Helpmate to the Tsar and Intercessor for the Realm 3 The Tsaritsa as Ruler and Dynastic Link 4 The Royal Terem in the Early Romanov Period 5 Sofiia Alekseevna, the Tsarevna as Ruler Conclusion Glossary Appendix: Genealogical Charts Abbreviations Notes Selected Bibliography