Die Deutschen Season 1

(2008) October - November | # of Episodes : 10

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Seasons: 2

Total Episodes: 20

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Networks: ZDF

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Oct 26, 2008

Recent Air Date: Dec 14, 2010

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Original Language: German

Age Rating: NR

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Production Companies: ZDF

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Episodes

Episode 1

26 October 2008 - Otto and the Empire

The 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 the imperial dignity, he laid the foundation for a unique system of rule.

Episode 2

28 October 2008 - 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? It is about power in the kingdom of the Germans and in the Christian West - and about a unique gesture, the like of which has not been seen since: Henry IV's "Walk to Canossa.

Episode 3

02 November 2008 - 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 Frederick Barbarossa. His empire extends as far as southern Italy. But his rule is disputed. Powerful rivals challenge the monarch - including his former ally Henry the Lion.

Episode 4

04 November 2008 - Luther and the Nation

The 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 Germans like no other before - without meaning to: Martin Luther.

Episode 5

09 November 2008 - Wallenstein and the War

Genius 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 the Reformation for the emperor: the general Albrecht von Wallenstein.

Episode 6

11 November 2008 - 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 territorial puzzle. In the absence of a central power, new powers emerged on the periphery: Prussia and Austria.

Episode 7

16 November 2008 - Napoleon and the Germans

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.

Episode 8

18 November 2008 - 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 platform ticket in their pocket! In March 1848, good subjects became determined barricade fighters.

Episode 9

23 November 2008 - Bismarck and the German Empire

From 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 von Bismarck paved the way for the first German nation state.

Episode 10

25 November 2008 - Wilhelm and the World

A 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. Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to be a world power.

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