Episodes (11)

Les favoris de Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche
S14E01 · Les favoris de Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche

Jan 13, 2020

Marie-Antoinette's favourites: Queen of France at 18 years old, it took Marie-Antoinette only a few years to become the country's most hated person, before being executed at the age of 38 after a sham trial. In her fall she also brought down the intimate circle she had created around her at Versailles.

Splendeur et déchéance de Lady Hamilton
S14E02 · Splendeur et déchéance de Lady Hamilton

Jan 20, 2020

The splendour and fall of Lady Hamilton: Without title or fortune, the young Emma rose to spectacular social heights at the end of the century of enlightenment by marrying Sir William Hamilton, British ambassador to Naples, then becoming an intimate friend of Queen Maria Carolina and Admiral Nelson's mistress. A dazzling rise followed by a terrible fall.

Agrippine: tu seras un monstre, mon fils...
S14E03 · Agrippine: tu seras un monstre, mon fils...

Jan 27, 2020

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Le prince Philip, au service de Sa Majesté
S14E04 · Le prince Philip, au service de Sa Majesté

Feb 10, 2020

Prince Philip, at Her Majesty's service: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died on 9 April 2021 aged 99 years. For over seventy years this familiar yet little-known figure remained in the shadow of the world's most famous monarch: Elizabeth II, Queen of England. We set off in the footsteps of the man who was forever second.

Le Prince impérial ou la fureur de vivre
S14E05 · Le Prince impérial ou la fureur de vivre

Feb 17, 2020

The Prince Imperial, a passion for life: A little-known figure in French history: Louis, the Prince Imperial, only son of Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. Heir to the throne, Louis should have become Napoleon IV, but fate decided otherwise.

Madame de Montespan: le grand amour du Roi Soleil
S14E06 · Madame de Montespan: le grand amour du Roi Soleil

Mar 09, 2020

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Thérèse, la petite sainte de Lisieux
S14E07 · Thérèse, la petite sainte de Lisieux

May 04, 2020

Born in 1873 in Alençon, Thérèse Martin had the unusual ambition of becoming a great saint. At fifteen, she entered one of the most austere convents, the Carmel of Lisieux after soliciting the pope in person at the Vatican. Once she became a nun, Sister Thérèse lived within a community of 26 women and traced her little path towards holiness. She will lay down her experience in an autobiographical book, "Story of a Soul", which will be sold 500 million copies worldwide after her death. Died at the age of 24 from tuberculosis, Thérèse of Lisieux was to experience ...

Vauban, le roi et les forteresses
S14E08 · Vauban, le roi et les forteresses

Sep 14, 2020

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Guillaume le Conquérant: à nous deux l'Angleterre!
S14E09 · Guillaume le Conquérant: à nous deux l'Angleterre!

Sep 21, 2020

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La Duchesse du Berry, une rebelle chez les Bourbons!
S14E10 · La Duchesse du Berry, une rebelle chez les Bourbons!

Sep 28, 2020

Born in 1798 in Caserta from the royal family of Sicily then tossed about by the revolutionary wars, Marie-Caroline grew up in Italy. She goes to France to marry the Duke of Berry, son of King Charles X who is charged by his father to give an heir to the Bourbon crown. The assassination of her husband in 1820 and the Revolution of 1830 pushed her to take an active role in the perpetuation of the monarchy in France. It is this story told by Stéphane Bern, who also lingers to draw the portrait of the Duchess, art lover, great patron and herself a painter on occasion.

Beethoven, tout pour la musique...
S14E11 · Beethoven, tout pour la musique...

Dec 14, 2020

Beethoven, when music is all: Stéphane Bern takes us in the footsteps of that virtuoso of classical music, Ludwig van Beethoven. From his native Germany to the Czech Republic, we follow the life and career of a timeless artist. A visionary who revolutionised his art despite his deafness, diagnosed when he was only 30.

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Secrets d'histoire Season 14 (2020) is released on Jan 13, 2020 and the latest season 17 of Secrets d'histoire is released in 2022. Watch Secrets d'histoire online - the French Documentary TV series from France. Secrets d'histoire is directed by Benjamin Lehrer,David Jankowski,Jean-Christophe de Revière,Guillaume de Lestrange and created by Claire Benhaim with Stéphane Bern and Evelyne Lever.

Series of feature-length documentaries about persons of interest throughout history, including many royals, both French and from other European countries.

As know as:

Secrets d'histoire, History Secrets

Countries:

France

Language:

French

Production Companies:

France Télévisions, Société Européenne de Production (SEP)

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