Die Deutschen S01E07 · Napoleon and the Germans

Overview

Between freedom and repression. It is a foreign emperor, of all people, who catapults Germany into a national era: France's ruler of the century, Napoleon. His conquests and reforms brought the Germans closer together than ever before. What he succeeds in doing, no one had achieved before: the political awakening of the "German nation.

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1. 1 1. Otto and the Empire2008-10-26 · 43mThe birth of the Germans. In the struggle of the German tribes against the Hungarians, something like a sense of community emerged under the leadership of King Otto I. By obtaining
2. 2 2. Heinrich and the Pope2008-10-28 · 43mThe walk to Canossa. It is a power struggle such as has never been seen before: King versus Pope. Who is the stronger? It is about power in the kingdom of the Germans and in the Ch
3. 3 3. Barbarossa and the Lion2008-11-02 · 43mRivalry in the family. He is the king of the Germans and wants to rule over the Occident as emperor: the Staufer Frederick Barbarossa. His empire extends as far as southern Italy.
4. 4 4. Luther and the Nation2008-11-04 · 43mThe reformer and promoter of the German language. At first, he was just a simple monk, a doubting and struggling theologian. He became an epochal figure who united and divided Germ
5. 5 5. Wallenstein and the War2008-11-09 · 43mGenius commander or traitor? It is a battle for religious and political supremacy in the empire and in Europe: Catholics against Protestants. One man is to defeat the supporters of
6. 6 6. Frederick the Great and the Empress2008-11-11 · 43mDuel between Prussia and Austria. After the Thirty Years' War, the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation resembled a territorial puzzle. In the absence of a central power, new pow
7. 7 7. Napoleon and the Germans2008-11-16 · 43mBetween freedom and repression. It is a foreign emperor, of all people, who catapults Germany into a national era: France's ruler of the century, Napoleon. His conquests and reform
8. 8 8. Robert Blum and the Revolution2008-11-18 · 43mAn unknown hero. A revolution - in Germany? And by no means, as Lenin later smugly told the Germans, with a proper platform ticket in their pocket! In March 1848, good subjects bec
9. 9 9. Bismarck and the German Empire2008-11-23 · 43mFrom Small-State Fighter to National Fighter. After the revolution of 1848, the unsuccessful attempt at "unity from below" now came "unity from above. Prussian Prime Minister Otto
10. 10 10. Wilhelm and the World2008-11-25 · 43mA monarch between megalomania and depression. The German Empire at the beginning of the 20th century: too small to rule over others and too big for the balance of power in Europe.