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Duels of History

2023 1 season 10 eps

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Season 1

11 min

S1 · E1 · Aug 30, 2023

Malinche vs Moctezuma Episode 1

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.

13 min

S1 · E2 · Aug 30, 2023

Marie Curie vs Jeanne Langevin Episode 2

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.

13 min

S1 · E3 · Aug 30, 2023

Rosa Luxembourg vs. Friedrich Ebert Episode 3

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?

12 min

S1 · E4 · Aug 30, 2023

Angela Davis vs. Ronald Reagan Episode 4

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.

11 min

S1 · E5 · Aug 30, 2023

Camille Claudel vs. Auguste Rodin Episode 5

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.

13 min

S1 · E6 · Aug 30, 2023

Jiang Qing vs. Deng Xiaoping Episode 6

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.

11 min

S1 · E7 · Aug 30, 2023

Lucrezia Borgia vs. Pope Alexander VI Episode 7

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.

13 min

S1 · E8 · Aug 30, 2023

Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs Episode 8

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?

11 min

S1 · E9 · Aug 30, 2023

Messalina vs. Agrippina Episode 9

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?

11 min

S1 · E10 · Aug 30, 2023

Marie-Antoinette vs. Maximilien Robespierre Episode 10

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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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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Noémie Orphelin

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Olivier Carpentier

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Nicolas Brénéol

Total runtime 2h 0m · Episode length 12 min · Type Documentary

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Premiered

August 30, 2023

Status

Ended

Network

arte.tv

Country

France

Type

Documentary

Episode length

12 min

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2h 0m

Original language

French

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ARTE

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ARTE GEIE

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France

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Duels d'Histoire

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French

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