Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia

Frederick the Great shaped Prussia, and in doing so shaped western culture as a whole. Der alte Fritz is influential even today. He is surprisngly ‘modern’. His bad luck was to be born a Prince because that carried obligations.”

Presented by Christopher Clark.

Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V.

http://youtu.be/_WMNkd6-CMY

posting from Ghost of a Flea

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