Real Time History

Season 2022, Episode 3

Episode Title: Why Wilhelm I Didn't Want To Be German Emperor

Air Date: 2022-01-20

Overview:

The proclamation of the German Empire on 18 January 1871 is usually portraited as a glorious ceremony. Most people associated it with the famous paintings from Anton von Werner. But the ceremony itself was far from well organized and the soon-to-be Emperor Wilhlem I himself was not to thrilled about the whole affair.