Icons of Power (2006)

July. 17,2006

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| Documentary

Icons of Power

Documentary series examining the politics and intrigue surrounding history's most famous figures, including Henry VIII, Napoleon Bonaparte, Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.

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Icons of Power

2006

Documentary series examining the politics and intrigue surrounding history's most famous figures, including Henry VIII, Napoleon Bonaparte, Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2006

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Madness of Henry VIII

July. 17,2006

King Henry VIII of England had everything any man could ever desire but he blew it all for the sexual favours of Ann Boleyn; a tart-tongued, two timing, power-hungry gold-digger. King Henry's descent into obsession, violence wielding his power like an axe. Explore the hidden truth of his unchecked power and egotism.

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Episode 2 - Napoleon's Final Battle

July. 24,2006

By exploring the astonishing and dramatic course of Napoleon's 100 Days - the period during which Napoleon escaped from exile and marched on Paris to conquer Europe once again - the film opens an essential window revealing the inside story of modern history's greatest conqueror.

Episode 3 - Wrath of the Tsar

July. 31,2006

Tsar Peter the Great - the six-foot seven-inch giant who literally reinvented Russia - orders the torture of his greatest antagonist. Only his son, Alexei, dared say no to the reformer Tsar, he fled the country to escape his father's iron will; The Tsar tracked him down, kidnapped him and set about changing his blood, by brute force.

Episode 4 - Catherine the Great

August. 07,2006

Empress of Ambition: Catherine the Great hijacked a country she wasn't born to rule. To cling to power in a cutthroat world, she would have to overthrow and assassinate her husband, battle the Ottoman Turks into submission, and face the wrath of the Russian people in a massive rebellion.

Documentary series examining the politics and intrigue surrounding history's most famous figures, including Henry VIII, Napoleon Bonaparte, Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.