As Dame Helen Mirren adds to her royal repertoire with a turn as Russian empress Catherine the Great, she talks to Stylist about history’s unfair treatment of powerful women. 

As Dame Helen Mirren adds to her royal repertoire with a turn as Russian empress Catherine the Great, she talks to Stylist about historyu2019s unfair treatment of powerful women. 

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The actor talks to Stylist about history’s unfair treatment of powerful women. 

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