Episode numbers 11, 12 and 13 of Series “Civilisation”.
Part 11. Christianity was the chief creative force in Western civilisation until about 1730, when it became eclipsed by the worship of nature. Part 12. The French Revolution led, not to freedom, but to terror, the dictatorship of Napoleon and the bureaucracies of the 19th century. Part 13. The final program shows how the heroic materialism of the past hundred years has been linked with an equally remarkable increase in humanitarianism.
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324610
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - History
Crafts & Visual Arts → Romanticism in art
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
History → Europe - History - 1789-1900
History → Europe - History - 20th century
History → France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799
History → Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
People → Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
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Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)