
"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series portrays historical events from 1848 to 1918, dealing with the collapse of the ruling dynasties of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburgs), Germany (the Hohenzollerns) and Russia (the Romanovs).
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Air Date: 1974-03-15
Franz Josef has been Austrian emperor since 1848, yet he remains unmarried five years into his reign. His mother, Arc...
Air Date: 1974-04-05
In the hope of promoting a liberal and united Germany, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrange for their eldest daug...
Air Date: 1974-04-12
With Germany united under Prussia, Bismarck seeks a stabilizing alliance with the Austrians and Russians through the ...
Air Date: 1974-04-19
On 30 January 1889, tragedy strikes the House of Habsburg when liberal Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and his...
Air Date: 1974-04-26
Tsar Alexander III doubts the ability of his son and heir-apparent, Nicholas, to inherit the Russian throne. The youn...
Air Date: 1974-05-03
Nicholas has now been tsar for nine years and refuses to share his absolute authority with a parliament urged by soci...
Air Date: 1974-05-08
Nicholas is preoccupied by strikes and the humiliating war with Japan; the continual unsolicited advice and gifts of ...
Air Date: 1974-05-15
When Grand Duke Sergei is murdered, Nicholas dismisses his police chief and considers Pyotr Rachkovsky as a suitable ...
Air Date: 1974-05-22
Britain’s King Edward VII makes a visit to the Royal Russian yacht to discuss an alliance with Russia. Meanwhile, Rus...
Air Date: 1974-05-29
Franz Josef fears for Austria-Hungary’s future in the hands of his reform-minded nephew and heir-presumptive Franz Fe...
Air Date: 1974-06-05
With the resolve and the morale of the Russian army plummeting, Nicholas decides to leave the capital to take persona...
Air Date: 1974-06-12
As the war continues, Kaiser Wilhelm, tiring from his responsibilities, allows Ludendorff, Hindenburg, Admiral von Ho...
Air Date: 1974-06-19
With Franz Joseph now dead and the Romanovs murdered by the Bolsheviks, Kaiser Wilhelm is the lone eagle still standi...