An Opera for an Empire

The amazing and epic story of how the Paris Opera House, the Palais Garnier, was built from 1852 to 1870, thanks to the decisive impulse of the French Emperor Napoleon III; a story that is also that of the birth of a gol

Pontcarral, Empire Colonel

For 15 years after Waterloo, a baron refuses to accept the defeat. He reluctantly marries one of 2 Bourbon sisters but lands up dueling with the wife's former lover. Finally he gets a chance to prove himself again in bat

Empress Sisi and the Anarchist

The true story of Austria's Empress Elisabeth, whose assassination by an Italian anarchist in 1898 shocked the world and triggered historic unrest.

Zwei Herzen und ein Thron

Seine Majestät von Bethlehem zurückkehrend

Wilhelm II. returns from his trip to Bethlehem

New Secrets of the Terracotta Warriors

With exclusive access to research conducted by University College London and the Terracotta Army Museum, this documentary uncovers new secrets of China's fabled warriors. The discovery of China's famous Terracotta Army i

Empress Chung

Based on the famous Korean folk tale, a young princess makes a drastic decision in order to save her father's eyesight.

Landung in Haifa

Wilhelm II. arrives in Haifa, Israel.

Einfahrt in Konstantinopel

Kaiser Wilhelm II arrives in Constantinople.

Black Fighter Johanna

Germany under Napoleon. Johanna is travelling by stagecoach when one of its occupants, Major Korfes, is arrested by the French militia. Before capture, he gives Johanna a mysterious letter. To solve the mystery, she join

Marktplatz in Beirut

Wilhelm II. visits a market place in Beirut, Lebanon.

Gänsehäufl

An insight into the outdoor activities at the Viennese Gänsehäufl outdoor pool.