Thomas Biskup
Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Hull
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
German critics of Christianity18th-century classical composersNobility from ViennaGerman FreemasonsRoyal reburialsGerman classical composersPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentGerman opera librettists18th-century German composersHabsburg monarchs of BohemiaPeople of the Silesian WarsAustrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princesses, Daughters of emperorsHistoryWriters from BerlinGerman male classical composers18th-century male musicians18th-century German LGBTQ peopleGerman military writers18th-century art collectors, German art collectors, People of the War of the Bavarian Succession, Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Maria Theresa
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the reign of the Empress who upended the European order while strengthening Austria through reforms, alliances and strategic marriages.
22 October 2020
Also featuring: Catriona Seth, Martyn Rady
Frederick the Great
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Frederick II, king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786.
2 July 2015
Also featuring: Tim Blanning, Katrin Kohl
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 centuryGermanyMusic