CHAPTER XIV.

Sophia Regent
Peter I.
Childhood
Visit to Archangel
Azof Captured
How a Navy was Built
Sentiment Concerning Reforms
A Conspiracy Nipped in the Bud
Peter Astonishes Western Europe


CHAPTER XV.

Charles XII.
Battle of Narva
St. Petersburg Founded
Mazeppa
Poltova
Peter's Marriage with Catherine


CHAPTER XVI.

Campaign against Turks
Disaster Averted
Azof Relinquished