Royal Cousins at War

Episode 2: Into the Abyss

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Feb 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Tue 27^th Nov 2018, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

The roles played by cousins Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and King George V of England in the desperate, frantic summer of 1914. Show more

Royal Cousins at War

Episode 1: A House Divided

BBC Two

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Feb 2014, 21:00 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Tue 20^th Nov 2018, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

How the tangled relationships and emerging rivalries between Europe's royal houses at the outbreak of the First World War played a crucial role in the conflict. Show more