Season 2
8 episodes
50 min. per episode
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A passionate historian unearths buried truths, battling societal apathy while connecting the past’s shadows to today’s struggles.
Episodes
With the marriage of Count Engelbrecht of Nassau to the Dutch Johanna van Polanen, the German Nassau family set foot on Dutch soil for the first time. More than a century later, descendant William inherited the title of Prince of Orange.
After the assassination of William of Orange, the role of the Nassaus in the Netherlands seems to have been played out. His inheritance sows divisions within the family and a battle erupts over who can call himself the rightful successor.
In the 17th century, the House of Orange was at the height of their power and prestige. One woman plays an important role in this: Amalia van Solms. This Orange woman is committed to the survival of the dynasty and the image of the family.
In Friesland, the Nassau-Dietz family continued the Orange line after the death of king-stadholder William the Third. From Leeuwarden they try to emulate the name and fame of their Orange predecessors.
The House of Orange seems to have been forgotten in the Netherlands for a long time when, thanks to their international contacts, they returned to the highest position ever in the Netherlands in 1813. With King William I on the throne.
The history of the Netherlands from the bronze age to the 20th century told through ten re-enacted documentaries.