Unterwegs in der Weltgeschichte mit Hape Kerkeling - 5/6 - Weltreiche und Revolutionen
- Episode aired Nov 20, 2011
Hape visits Versailles, recalling the grand court Louis XIV set up, soon copied around Europe, at extreme expense later instrumental in causing the French Revolution, with its cultural excel... Read allHape visits Versailles, recalling the grand court Louis XIV set up, soon copied around Europe, at extreme expense later instrumental in causing the French Revolution, with its cultural excellence but horrible neglect of practical matters like hygiene. Frederick the Great ruled fr... Read allHape visits Versailles, recalling the grand court Louis XIV set up, soon copied around Europe, at extreme expense later instrumental in causing the French Revolution, with its cultural excellence but horrible neglect of practical matters like hygiene. Frederick the Great ruled from Sans-Souci in Postdam near Berlin, remarkably modern and tolerant, but waged wars at gr... Read all