Royal reburials
The remains of Richard III, the last English king killed in battle, were discovered within the site of the former Grey Friars Priory in Leicester, England, in September 2012. Following extensive anthropological and genetic testing, the remains were ultimately reinterred at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March 2015.
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Frederick the Great
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
2 July 2015
Featuring: Tim Blanning, Katrin Kohl, Thomas Biskup
HistoryGerman critics of ChristianityWriters from BerlinGerman FreemasonsGerman male classical composers18th-century classical composersRoyal reburials18th-century male musiciansGerman classical composersPeople of the Silesian Wars18th-century German LGBTQ peoplePeople of the Age of EnlightenmentGerman military writersGerman opera librettists18th-century German composers18th-century art collectors, German art collectors, People of the War of the Bavarian Succession, Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)18th centuryGermanyMusicMarie Antoinette
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Austrian princess who, while still a child, married the future Louis XVI of France only to face hostility and death under the French Revolution.
8 November 2018
Featuring: Catriona Seth, Katherine Astbury, David McCallam
HistoryFrench Roman CatholicsBurials at the Basilica of Saint-DenisPeople of the War of the First CoalitionRoyal reburialsQueens consort of FranceNobility from ViennaNavarrese royal consortsDaughters of kingsDauphines of France, Dauphines of ViennoisExecuted French women, French people executed by guillotine during the French RevolutionDaughters of queens regnantAustrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princesses, Daughters of emperorsWomen in the French RevolutionFranceNapoleon and Wellington
Melvyn Bragg discusses the comparative histories of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, two titans of nineteenth century history.
25 October 2001
Featuring: Andrew Roberts, Mike Broers, Belinda Beaton
HistoryFrench Roman CatholicsMonarchs who abdicatedPeople of the War of the First CoalitionRoyal reburialsPeople of the First French EmpireMonarchs taken prisoner in wartimeGrand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knights of the Golden Fleece of SpainPeople excommunicated by the Catholic ChurchFrench deistsLeaders who took power by coup