Seasons & Episodes
Otto and the Empire
The birth of the Germans. In the struggle of the German tribes against the Hungarians, something like a sense of communi
Heinrich and the Pope
The walk to Canossa. It is a power struggle such as has never been seen before: King versus Pope. Who is the stronger? I
Barbarossa and the Lion
Rivalry in the family. He is the king of the Germans and wants to rule over the Occident as emperor: the Staufer Frederi
Luther and the Nation
The reformer and promoter of the German language. At first, he was just a simple monk, a doubting and struggling theolog
Wallenstein and the War
Genius commander or traitor? It is a battle for religious and political supremacy in the empire and in Europe: Catholics
Frederick the Great and the Empress
Duel between Prussia and Austria. After the Thirty Years' War, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation resembled a te
Napoleon and the Germans
Between freedom and repression. It is a foreign emperor, of all people, who catapults Germany into a national era: Franc
Robert Blum and the Revolution
An unknown hero. A revolution - in Germany? And by no means, as Lenin later smugly told the Germans, with a proper platf
Bismarck and the German Empire
From Small-State Fighter to National Fighter. After the revolution of 1848, the unsuccessful attempt at "unity from belo
Wilhelm and the World
A monarch between megalomania and depression. The German Empire at the beginning of the 20th century: too small to rule
Charlemagne and the Saxons
He was already considered the "Father of Europe" by his contemporaries: Charlemagne (probably 748-814). He created a fou
Frederick II. and the Crusade
"The wonder of the world" is what some contemporaries called the Staufer Frederick II (1194-1250), whose empire stretche
Hildegard of Bingen and the Power of Women
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) is the most popular German of the Middle Ages - on a par with the powerful of her time.
Charles IV. and the Black Death
The reign of Charles IV (1316-1378) is one of the most dramatic periods in German history. Around the middle of the 14th
Thomas Müntzer and the Peasants' War
It was the time of upheaval, the Reformation shook the existing order. In 1521, there was turmoil in Zwickau, Saxony: th
Augustus the Strong and Love
He is considered one of the most enigmatic monarchs of modern times: Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony, known as "Aug
Karl Marx and the Class Struggle
He is one of the most effective best-selling authors in the history of the world, and yet few have read his work in its
Ludwig II. and the Bavarians
Myths and legends surround the figure of Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), known as the "fairytale king. He shunned poli
Rosa Luxemburg and Freedom
Since her youth, Rosa Luxemburg was convinced that the world had to change. She wanted to realize her dream of a sociali
Gustav Stresemann and the Republic
Gustav Stresemann (1878 - 1929) became Reich Chancellor when the young Weimar Republic was once again plunged into chaos
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