Royal Cousins At War

Season 1

Explores the family ties between British King George V, German Kaiser Wilhelm II, and Russian Tsar Nicholas II, who led nations on opposing sides during World War I despite being first cousins and grandchildren of Queen Victoria.

2 Episodes

  • A House Divided
    E1
    A House DividedThe first episode tells the story of the emerging divisions and rivalries between the interrelated royal houses of Europe and features the little known story of the two Danish sisters, Princess Alexandra and Princess Dagmar, who had pulled off the dynastic coup of the 19th century by marrying the heirs to both the British and Russian thrones.
  • Into the Abyss
    E2
    Into the AbyssThis looks at the realignment of the European powers and the emergence of the alliance system in the years following the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. It examines the key role played by royalty in smoothing the path to the Anglo-Russian entente of 1907, and at the part played by the Kaiser's erratic, unstable personality in the growing isolation of Germany in the years leading up to 1914.

Cast of Season 1

  • Tamsin GreigNarrator
  • Denys BlakewayDirector / Producer

 

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