Fall of Eagles

1. S01E01Death WaltzMarch 15, 1974—Franz Josef has been Austrian emperor since 1848, yet he remains unmarried five years into his reign. His mother, Archduchess Sophie, is det
2. S01E02The English PrincessApril 5, 1974—In the hope of promoting a liberal and united Germany, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arrange for their eldest daughter Victoria ‘Vicky’ t
3. S01E03The Honest BrokerApril 12, 1974—With Germany united under Prussia, Bismarck seeks a stabilizing alliance with the Austrians and Russians through the League of the Three Emp
4. S01E04Requiem for a Crown PrinceApril 19, 1974—On 30 January 1889, tragedy strikes the House of Habsburg when liberal Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and his young mistress Barones
5. S01E05The Last TsarApril 26, 1974—Tsar Alexander III doubts the ability of his son and heir-apparent, Nicholas, to inherit the Russian throne. The young tsarevich is similarl
6. S01E06Absolute BeginnersMay 3, 1974—Nicholas has now been tsar for nine years and refuses to share his absolute authority with a parliament urged by social reformers. Now marri
7. S01E07Dearest NickyMay 8, 1974—Nicholas is preoccupied by strikes and the humiliating war with Japan; the continual unsolicited advice and gifts of his cousin, Wilhelm II;
8. S01E08The AppointmentMay 15, 1974—When Grand Duke Sergei is murdered, Nicholas dismisses his police chief and considers Pyotr Rachkovsky as a suitable replacement even though
9. S01E09Dress RehearsalMay 22, 1974—Britain’s King Edward VII makes a visit to the Royal Russian yacht to discuss an alliance with Russia. Meanwhile, Russia’s Foreign Minister
10. S01E10The Indian Summer of an EmperorMay 29, 1974—Franz Josef fears for Austria-Hungary’s future in the hands of his reform-minded nephew and heir-presumptive Franz Ferdinand, especially bec
11. S01E11Tell the King the Sky is FallingJune 5, 1974—With the resolve and the morale of the Russian army plummeting, Nicholas decides to leave the capital to take personal command of the army,
12. S01E12The Secret WarJune 12, 1974—As the war continues, Kaiser Wilhelm, tiring from his responsibilities, allows Ludendorff, Hindenburg, Admiral von Holtzendorff and Bethmann
13. S01E13End GameJune 19, 1974—With Franz Joseph now dead and the Romanovs murdered by the Bolsheviks, Kaiser Wilhelm is the lone eagle still standing. German troops move

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