Het verhaal van Vlaanderen
★ 7.7 · 2023 · 50m · Documentary · War & Politics
In this documentary series, interspersed with historical reconstructions, Tom Waes investigates what has happened since the arrival of the first Homo sapiens, on the 14,000 square kilometers that we today call Flanders.
Episodes
1. The prehistory50m · 
2. The Romans are coming50m · 
3. 'Dark' Middle Ages49m · 
4. Battle of the Golden Spurs52m · 
5. Black Plague and Golden Ages48m · 
6. How do I get into heaven49m · 
7. For Church and Family50m · 
8. The industrial revolution51m · 
9. The Great War51m · The world had never witnessed a conflict like World War I. It was the most devastating war ever, causing death and destruction on a huge scale. In Belgium, this war was fought in the trenches behind the Yser. A wet and greyish place where the Belgians got stuck for four long years.
It defined a generation and had a lot of consequences. World War I had an impact for years to follow, up until now.
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