Portrait of Frederick II of Prussia (1712-1786). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Frederick the Great and the rise of Prussia

Jeremy Black and Graham Stewart talk about the role of Prussia in the eighteenth century

Podcast

In this episode of Black’s History Week, Professor Jeremy Black, author of A Brief History of Germany, talks to The Critic‘s deputy editor, Graham Stewart, about the role of Prussia in the eighteenth century and whether its ruler, Frederick, really was so great.

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