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Secrets d'histoire

Néron, le tyran de Rome
Nero, the tyrant of Rome: Proclaimed emperor at the age of only 16, Nero is a key figure in the history of Ancient Rome. Notably famous for his active participation in the dramatic fire that devastated Rome in 64 AD, Nero was also a generous patron of the arts and enthusiastic artist.
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Elisabeth, la drôle de reine de Belgique
Elisabeth, a queen of Belgium unlike any other: Elisabeth of Belgium, whose destiny was as singular as it was inspiring. Niece of the famous Empress Sissi she hit the headlines more than once, notably by meeting Khrushchev and Mao Zedong at the height of the cold war. But behind her rebellious spirit lay a gentle humanist personality.
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Raphaël, le prodige de la Renaissance
Raphael, prodigy of the Renaissance: Raphael is a major reference in the world of the Italian Renaissance. Disciple of Perugino, he succeeded in innovating whilst still respecting traditional diktats, and producing work that profoundly marked western painting. Surrounded by specialists, Stéphane Bern follows the artist from his childhood to the height of his career.
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Joséphine Baker, la fleur au fusil...
Josephine Baker, heedless of danger - The extraordinary destiny of Josephine Baker. From her native Missouri to Paris, the artist succeeded in making her name as the queen of music hall. But Josephine Baker was also a fighter, with the French Resistance during the Second World War, and against racism.
6.7 /10
Victor-Emmanuel II: Le premier roi d'Italie
Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of Italy: The first king of Italy achieved the feat of unifying the entire Italian peninsula under one flag after centuries of division. Stéphane Bern sheds light on this political prowess and introduces us to a reunifying sovereign.
6.8 /10
Napoléon, l'éxilé de Sainte-Hélène
Napoleon, the exile on Saint Helena: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the truly great figures in French history. Stéphane Bern looks back at the last six years in the life of the first French emperor and explores some of the emblematic places associated with him, from Fontainbleau to Châteauroux and, finally, to Saint Helena.
6 /10
Marie de Bourgogne: seule contre tous
Mary of Burgundy: alone against the world: Aged just 19, following the death of her father Charles the Bold, Mary of Burgundy already ruled a principality almost as powerful as the Kingdom of France. Stéphane Bern introduces us to this inimitable princess with a remarkable destiny.
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Philippe le Bel et l'étrange affaire des Templiers
Philip the Fair and the strange case of the Knights Templar: On 11 March 1314, Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Temple, was burnt at the stake watched by Philip the Fair, the main person responsible for his execution. Stéphane Bern looks back at the circumstances surrounding the event that triggered the end of the Order of the Knights Templar.
6.6 /10
Louis XV et la Bête du Gévaudan
Louis XV and the Beast of Gévaudan: Under the reign of Louis XV, Gévaudan, today part of the French department of the Lozère, was the theatre for innumerable mysterious deaths attributed to a bloodthirsty beast. The question of the exact nature of the predator rapidly gave rise to a myth that continues to fascinate us today.
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Gustave Flaubert, la fureur d'écrire.
Gustave Flaubert, a rage to write. Gustave Flaubert, an extraordinary writer and meticulous perfectionist, who invented the modern novel in the middle of the 19th century. He also inadvertently created a major scandal. 29 January 1857, the 35 year-old Flaubert is in the dock because of the heroine of his novel, Emma Bovary, and her character.
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Willy - Verrat Am Kanzler

Willy - Verrat Am Kanzler

"Willy - Betrayal of the Chancellor" delves into the opaque world of espionage and political intrigue during the Cold War. In the early 1970s, the BND decoded an old, secret message to an Eastern agent in the West. The message, congratulations on the birth of a son, led to the Chancellor's presence: Brandt's advisor Günter Guillaume became a target. On April 24, 1974, he and his wife were arrested as spies for the GDR. The end of an agent's career. The journey through time of "Willy - Betrayal of the Chancellor" begins at the end of the Second World War: Günter Guillaume and Willy Brandt try to build a new, better Germany, in the GDR and in the FRG. But in the East the population is dissatisfied. Hundreds of thousands flee to the West - the state security takes advantage of this to infiltrate spies, including Guillaume. He makes a career in the SPD. In 1972 a power struggle shakes the FRG. The reason is the Chancellor's new Eastern policy and the growing anger of the opposition. New elections are coming up. Guillaume is also on the team for Brandt's election campaign. Brandt travels with him for six weeks in a special train on the "Vote for Willy" tour, makes up to eight appearances a day, sleeps too little, smokes and drinks too much. He remains Chancellor, but in April 1974 the bomb explodes and the spy in the Chancellery is exposed. Brandt comes under pressure. The GDR government is in a panic because the fall of the Chancellor could be fatal for the relationship between the two German states. And then an explosive list appears: names of Brandt's alleged lovers. The lines between political intrigue and personal drama become blurred.

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