The Rise of Prussia | The Life & Times of Frederick the Great

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This is the second Frederick the second I’ve talked about on this channel, ain’t that neat? Frederick II of Prussia was the son of Frederick William of Prussia and the grandson of George I of England on his mom’s side, ooh I am just full of trivia. Now Frederick’s parents had some pretty different opinions about parenting. When his mother learned that her eldest daughter was being physically beaten by her tutor everyday, uh, she hired a different tutor. Frederick’s father… preferred to do the beating himself. But despite his troubled upbringing, Frederick would go on to become a progressive leader and one of the 18th century's greatest generals.

Music (in order of appearance):
Grieg - Nocturne Op. 54 no. 4
Mozart - Sonata for Harpsichord Four Hands in C Major, K19 I. Allegro
Kevin Macleod - Hidden Past
Beethoven - Piano Concerto no. 3 II. Largo
2Unlimited - Jump for Joy (karaoke)
Queen - Don't Stop me Now (Sangah Noona Jazz cover)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor - Symphony in A Minor II. Lament
Johan Strauss Sr. - Radetzky March
Offenbach - Gallop Infernal (aka The Can Can)