Thomas Biskup
Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Hull
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
18th-century classical composersGerman critics of ChristianityNobility from ViennaGerman opera librettists18th-century German composersGerman classical composersPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentRoyal reburialsGerman FreemasonsPeople of the Silesian WarsHabsburg monarchs of BohemiaDaughters of emperors, Austrian Roman Catholics, Austrian princessesHistoryWriters from BerlinGerman male classical composers18th-century male musicians18th-century German LGBTQ peopleGerman military writersGerman art collectors, Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland), People of the War of the Bavarian Succession, 18th-century art collectors
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
History18th-century classical composersGerman critics of ChristianityGerman opera librettists18th-century German composersGerman classical composersPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentRoyal reburialsGerman FreemasonsWriters from BerlinGerman male classical composersPeople of the Silesian Wars18th-century male musicians18th-century German LGBTQ peopleGerman military writersGerman art collectors, Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland), People of the War of the Bavarian Succession, 18th-century art collectors