After Frederick William I’s death in 1740, his son and successor took the throne and surprisingly went on to achieve stunning military victories, consolidating Prussia’s role as a great ...

Nicknamed Old Fritz, Frederick the Great of Prussia is associated with a particular type of military proficiency. But there's much more to him than that. Show more Frederick the Great had a brute ...

Greg Jenner is joined by special guests Stephen Fry and Dr Bodie Ashton as they travel back to 18th-century Prussia and look at the life of Frederick the Great. Show more Greg Jenner is joined by ...