CHAPTER XVII.
A CHANGE OF DYNASTY.
From 1608 to 1680.
Conquests by Poland .-- Sweden in Alliance with Russia .-- Grandeur of Poland .-- Ladislaus Elected King of Russia .-- Commotions and insurrections .-- Rejection of Ladislaus and Election of Michael Feodor Romanow .-- Sorrow of His Mother .-- Pacific Character of Romanow .-- Choice of a Bride .-- Eudochia Streschnew .-- The Archbishop Feodor .-- Death of Michael and Accession of Alexis .-- Love in the Palace .-- Successful intrigue .-- Mobs in Moscow .-- Change in the Character of the Tzar .-- Turkish invasions .-- Alliance Between Russia and Poland..