Secrets d'histoire

- Season 15

(2021)

Nero, the tyrant of Rome: Proclaimed emperor at the age of only 16, Nero is a key figure in the history of Ancient Rome. Notably famous for his active participation in the dramatic fire that devastated Rome in 64 AD, Nero was also a generous patron of the arts and enthusiastic artist.

Elisabeth, a queen of Belgium unlike any other: Elisabeth of Belgium, whose destiny was as singular as it was inspiring. Niece of the famous Empress Sissi she hit the headlines more than once, notably by meeting Khrushchev and Mao Zedong at the height of the cold war. But behind her rebellious spirit lay a gentle humanist personality.

Raphael, prodigy of the Renaissance: Raphael is a major reference in the world of the Italian Renaissance. Disciple of Perugino, he succeeded in innovating whilst still respecting traditional diktats, and producing work that profoundly marked western painting. Surrounded by specialists, Stéphane Bern follows the artist from his childhood to the height of his career.

Josephine Baker, heedless of danger - The extraordinary destiny of Josephine Baker. From her native Missouri to Paris, the artist succeeded in making her name as the queen of music hall. But Josephine Baker was also a fighter, with the French Resistance during the Second World War, and against racism.

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Napoleon, the exile on Saint Helena: Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the truly great figures in French history. Stéphane Bern looks back at the last six years in the life of the first French emperor and explores some of the emblematic places associated with him, from Fontainbleau to Châteauroux and, finally, to Saint Helena.

Mary of Burgundy: alone against the world: Aged just 19, following the death of her father Charles the Bold, Mary of Burgundy already ruled a principality almost as powerful as the Kingdom of France. Stéphane Bern introduces us to this inimitable princess with a remarkable destiny.

In the 18th century, Toussaint Louverture managed to escape bondage to become a genius general and politician, who, from his Caribbean island, showed the way forward to free the slaves of Santo Domingo.

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Gustave Flaubert, a rage to write. Gustave Flaubert, an extraordinary writer and meticulous perfectionist, who invented the modern novel in the middle of the 19th century. He also inadvertently created a major scandal. 29 January 1857, the 35 year-old Flaubert is in the dock because of the heroine of his novel, Emma Bovary, and her character.