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Vienna: Empire, Dynasty and Dream

Episode 2

Duration: 23 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Middle EastLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Latin America

In the second episode of the series exploring the city of Vienna, British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore discovers how Vienna marked Europe's front line in the struggle to defend both Christendom from the Ottomans, and the Catholic Church from the Protestant revolutionaries who plotted to destroy it. Show less

Contributors

Series Producer:
Richard Downes
Executive Producer:
Mike Smith

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