Episodes

10 episodes in this season

Charlemagne and the Saxons

43 min

Frederick II. and the Crusade

43 min

Hildegard of Bingen and the Power of Women

43 min

Charles IV. and the Black Death

43 min

Thomas Müntzer and the Peasants' War

43 min

Augustus the Strong and Love

43 min

Karl Marx and the Class Struggle

43 min

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Ludwig II. and the Bavarians

43 min

Rosa Luxemburg and Freedom

43 min

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Gustav Stresemann and the Republic

43 min

Die Deutschen

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200843m6.9

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Ludwig II. and the Bavarians

Season 2 · Episode 8 · Dec 7, 2010

Myths and legends surround the figure of Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845-1886), known as the "fairytale king. He shunned politics and devoted himself above all to his rapturous passions: the operas of Richard Wagner and the construction of magnificent castles such as Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee. However, Ludwig was by no means just a dreamy dreamer, but pursued clear political goals: he believed in the "Third Germany," in an independent power alongside Prussia and Austria. In the mid-19th century, the federal confederation of small and medium-sized German states was a counter-model to a federal state under Prussian leadership. The vision failed because of the political genius of Otto von Bismarck and the military strength of the Hohenzollern state.

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Die Deutschen

TV Series

200843m6.9

Documentary

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Ludwig II. and the Bavarians

Season 2 · Episode 8 · Dec 7, 2010

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