
This documentary drama series tells the story of the Thirty Years War from the perspective of the people who experienced it: like the soldier Peter Hagendorf, the "Winter Queen" Elisabeth Stuart, the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens and the "Grey Eminence" Father Joseph. This visual memory of the 17th century forms the 'archive footage' in the series. Combined with vivid drama and contributions from international experts, the series builds a bridge between "now" and "then" enabling viewers to experience what it was like to live through the Thirty Years' War.
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Air Date: 2018-10-13
After the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, the young elector Frederick V of the Palatinate and his wife Elisabeth St...
Air Date: 2018-10-13
The Catholic armies are attacked by an immense empire from the north: Denmark. At the same time, the Catholic Spanish...
Air Date: 2018-10-13
Ferdinand II, the Holy Roman Emperor intends to re-Catholicise numerous possessions - by consent or by force. Peter H...
Air Date: 2018-10-18
Sweden's intervention fundamentally changes the situation. King Gustavus Adolphus is more than a match for the Imperi...
Air Date: 2018-10-18
The Holy Roman Empire lies in ruins. Thousands of Scottish, Italian, English, and Swiss mercenaries come to pick over...
Air Date: 2018-10-18
The tide of the war changes constantly. In 1643, the French defeat the Spanish. In the same year, an entire French ar...