
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.

S1 E6 • 10/18/2018
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.
Featured Cast

Jan Hasenfuß
Peter Hagendorf

Sam Louwyck
Peter Paul Rubens

Charlie Nelson
Père Joseph

Vincenzo De Jonghe
Jan de Kooning

Pierre Aussedat
Cardinal de Richelieu

Roland Bonjour
Frédéric - Roi de Bohême
Jenny Kittmann
Elisabeth Stuart

Anna König
Barbara Xeller

Michael Schumacher
Heinrich von Holck

Marlene Tanczik
Anna Margareta Wrangel

Gloria de Oliveira
Maria Jerg
Gode Benedix
Richard Deubler