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If you can find it, the BBC's Fall of Eagles[1] documentary series is one of the best I've seen on depicting the Kaiser and the other 19th Century Monarchs of C

If you can find it, the BBC's Fall of Eagles[1] documentary series is one of the best I've seen on depicting the Kaiser and the other 19th Century Monarchs of Central Europe and their downfall. It also has a very young Patrick Steward portraying Vladimir Lenin and his rise to power. Fall of Eagles depicts the Kaiser as being rather childish, whimsical and always having something to prove. The later being at least partially attributed his self-conscienceness about one of his arms being noticeable shorter than the other (birth defect) as well as envy of British Naval/Colonial power (his mother was also one of Queen Victoria's Children). However, that's pretty much how the actual Kaiser Wilhelm II was during much of his reign. He had his positives though, instilled in him from his English Mother and progressive father, such as supporting worker's rights and funding for science and the arts. However, WWI pretty much overshadows anything else from his legacy. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Eagles http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Eagles

vithlani 12y ago
I just saw the first episode of a similar series, royal Cousins at War: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01pw7nx http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01pw7nx Very nice.
yareally 12y ago
> I just saw the first episode of a similar series, royal Cousins at War Haven't heard of it, but I want to see it. I love the history of that time period because so much of it influenced what happened the next 100 years, but rarely is it mentioned. I think playing Imperialism[1] when I was a kid sort of drew me into wanting to know more about the late 19th century and the events that lead to The Great War. Any avid strategy gamers out there I recommend it or its more modern (spiritual) successor Victoria 2[3]. Each has some strategic combat, but they focus more on economics and out competing the other countries in resources + manufactured goods. Thanks! FYI vithlani, your account appears dead. Looks like it's related mostly to a single comment[2] you made sometime ago. [1] http://www.gog.com/game/imperialism http://www.gog.com/game/imperialism [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8821439 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8821439 [3] http://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/
- green7ea 12y ago
  There's a cool youtube channel that covers WW1 and the events that lead up to it [1]. They are covering week by week the events of the war as it happened 100 years ago and it is all very well done and doesn't seem to biased towards any country (aka not too much propaganda). [1] https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar

vithlani 12y ago

I just saw the first episode of a similar series, royal Cousins at War: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01pw7nx http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01pw7nx Very nice.

yareally 12y ago

> I just saw the first episode of a similar series, royal Cousins at War Haven't heard of it, but I want to see it. I love the history of that time period because so much of it influenced what happened the next 100 years, but rarely is it mentioned. I think playing Imperialism[1] when I was a kid sort of drew me into wanting to know more about the late 19th century and the events that lead to The Great War. Any avid strategy gamers out there I recommend it or its more modern (spiritual) successor Victoria 2[3]. Each has some strategic combat, but they focus more on economics and out competing the other countries in resources + manufactured goods. Thanks! FYI vithlani, your account appears dead. Looks like it's related mostly to a single comment[2] you made sometime ago. [1] http://www.gog.com/game/imperialism http://www.gog.com/game/imperialism [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8821439 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8821439 [3] http://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/

green7ea 12y ago
There's a cool youtube channel that covers WW1 and the events that lead up to it [1]. They are covering week by week the events of the war as it happened 100 years ago and it is all very well done and doesn't seem to biased towards any country (aka not too much propaganda). [1] https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar