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Basic Info

First Air: October 13, 2018

Rating: ⭐ 5.3/10 (3 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Last Episode

Name: Peace (1646-1649)

Season: 1, Episode: 6

Air Date: 2018-10-18

Runtime: 52 min

The tide of the war changes constantly. In 1643, the French defeat the Spanish. In the same year, an entire French army is taken prisoner. The desire for peace is growing. At the end of the war, Peter Hagendorf has journeyed more than 20,000 km throughout all of Europe and lost two wives and eight of his nine children. Barbara Xeller is charged with witchcraft, tortured, but finally acquitted - a first. Anna and Carl Gustaf Wrangel send their plundered loot back to Skokloster, Sweden. The war has made them very wealthy.

Thirty Years' War: The Age Of Iron

2018 1 seasons 6 episodes ⭐ 5.3/10 3 votes

Overview

This documentary drama series tells the story of the Thirty Years War from the perspective of the people who experienced it: like the soldier Peter Hagendorf, the "Winter Queen" Elisabeth Stuart, the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens and the "Grey Eminence" Father Joseph. This visual memory of the 17th century forms the 'archive footage' in the series. Combined with vivid drama and contributions from international experts, the series builds a bridge between "now" and "then" enabling viewers to experience what it was like to live through the Thirty Years' War.