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Duels of History

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About Duels of History

Duels of History is a documentary TV series that premiered on arte.tv on August 30, 2023. It has 1 season and 10 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 10 "Marie-Antoinette vs. Maximilien Robespierre", aired on August 30, 2023.

From Lucrezia Borgia to Malinche to Marie Curie: Women’s contributions have often been downplayed or misrepresented in the history books. Duels of History (re)tells their stories.

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10 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2023 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 3 years ago

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    10. Marie-Antoinette vs. Maximilien Robespierre

    Finale

    Did Marie Antoinette betray her adopted country? The queen is said to be insensitive, arrogant, ready to do anything to betray France. Did she deserve the fate reserved for her by the revolutionaries led by Robespierre? The latter is considered a dictator, solely responsible for revolutionary terror and its thousands of deaths.

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    9. Messalina vs. Agrippina

    Two thousand years after the fact, can we really say that Messalina and Agrippina, two empresses of Roman antiquity, were the criminals and depraved women described by chroniclers of the time?

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    8. Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs

    How did a simple tennis match between a woman, tennis star Billie Jean King, and a man, ex-player Bobby Riggs, become a television phenomenon and change the face of women's sport?

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    7. Lucrezia Borgia vs. Pope Alexander VI

    Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? By marrying into the family her father wanted to forge an alliance with, she became forever associated with the worst scandals of Renaissance Italy.

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    6. Jiang Qing vs. Deng Xiaoping

    Did the sentencing to death of Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China, enable the Chinese Communist Party led by Deng Xiaoping to absolve itself of the crimes of the Great Helmsman? Accused of counter-revolutionary crimes after Mao's death, she embodied the hard left of the Chinese Communist Party, which Deng is determined to get rid of to make way for his modernisation plan.

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    5. Camille Claudel vs. Auguste Rodin

    In 1913, Camille Claudel, one of the most acclaimed artists of her time, was committed to a psychiatric asylum for insanity. She accused world-famous sculptor Auguste Rodin of persecuting her. They had enjoyed a passionate relationship, but things had turned sour, and she blamed him for all her problems and accused him of trying to steal her works.

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    4. Angela Davis vs. Ronald Reagan

    How did communist activist Angela Davis become an icon in her relentless fight against Ronald Reagan, then Governor of California? The young African-American became a target for Reagan, who made it his mission to save his country from the "red peril" and wanted her sentenced to death.

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    3. Rosa Luxembourg vs. Friedrich Ebert

    Why does the figure of revolutionary socialist Rosa Luxemburg continue to shine whilst Friedrich Ebert, Social Democrat and President of the Weimar Republic, remains a traitor to the German people?

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    2. Marie Curie vs Jeanne Langevin

    How did Marie Curie's love affair with the married physicist Paul Langevin divide France? Jeanne Langevin, cheated on and humiliated by her husband with the world's most famous scientist, was determined to take revenge. She turned a personal story into a political battle, which would have consequences for the Nobel Prize winner's career.

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    1. Malinche vs Moctezuma

    Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? Enslaved by the Mayas and then the Spaniards, doomed to be sacrificed, Malinche made herself indispensable by becoming the conquistadors' interpreter.

Duels of History FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Duels of History?

Duels of History has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on August 30, 2023.

When did the latest episode of Duels of History come out?

The most recent episode of Duels of History, Season 1 Episode 10 "Marie-Antoinette vs. Maximilien Robespierre", aired on August 30, 2023.

How many seasons of Duels of History are there?

Duels of History has 1 season with 10 episodes in total.

When did Duels of History first air?

Duels of History first aired on arte.tv on August 30, 2023.

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