«"Sir Christopher Wren, who was the Royal Surveyor, totted up the bill, which features in the Greenwich exhibition. It totalled £305 9s 6d and included £3 for "wheelbarrows broke by the Czar". "»
Sarah J. Young, Russians in London: Peter the Great, su sarahjyoung.com, 23 novembre 2010 (archiviato dall'url originale il 28 settembre 2019).
«Peter the Great arrived in England on 11 January 1698, and left on 21 April. Travelling incognito as part of Russia’s Grand Embassy under the name Peter Mikhailov (not to fool anyone but rather to avoid the limitations and ceremony of state visits), ...»
(EN) Quakers in Russia – a Short History, su Friends House Moscow, 28 maggio 2017. URL consultato il 20 aprile 2020 (archiviato dall'url originale il 4 luglio 2012).
Interaction with Tsarist Russia: 1698 - 1919, su quakersintheworld.org, Quakers in Action. URL consultato il 20 aprile 2020 (archiviato dall'url originale il 26 novembre 2018).
«Peter challenged them with the proposition that Quakers were no use to the state because they would not fight: Story’s response was that they were extremely useful because they worked hard, were honest, and very innovative.»
Peter the Great trashed here, su shadyoldlady.com, The Shady Old Lady. URL consultato il 20 aprile 2020 (archiviato dall'url originale il 9 agosto 2009).
«A very keen gardener, Evelyn, was appalled by damage to his prized holly hedges, lovingly cared for over a 20-year period. Apparently Peter and his friends had played a riotous game which involved pushing each other through the hedges in wheelbarrows!»
