Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream
Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty and home to the Holy Roman Emperors. From here, they dominated middle Europe for nearly 1,000 years. In this series, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore describes how the Habsburgs transformed Vienna into a multi-national city of music, culture and ideas. Napoleon, Hitler, Mozart, Strauss, Freud, Stalin and Klimt all played their part.Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty and home to the Holy Roman Emperors. From here, they dominated middle Europe for nearly 1,000 years. In this series, historian Simon Sebag Montefiore describes how the Habsburgs t... Read more
Starring Simon Sebag-Montefiore
Watch "Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream" on BBC iPlayer released in 2016. It's a documentary and history show, and has a rating of 7.6 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of show, and is currently available to watch for free.
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