Explains how the British have responded to Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia, since 1698.

Preface; 1. Prologue to a visit; 2. Peter in England, January-April 1698; 3. British reactions to the reigning Peter, 1698-1725; 4. Consolidation of a myth, 1726-1761; 5. The shadow of the bronze horseman, 1761-1801; 6. The testament of Peter the Great and British views of the tsar in the nineteenth century; 7. Peter on the British stage; 8. The British contribution to Petrine iconography; Epilogue.