Secret History

Season 13 Episode 2: Queen Victoria And The Crippled Kaiser

Documentary revealing the secret childhood of Queen Victoria's eldest grandson, the future Kaiser Wilhelm II, through a long-hidden cache of intimate family letters. Wilhelm was born with a permanently paralyzed arm - a disability considered shameful at the time - and was subjected to a series of bizarre and often cruel attempts to cure the condition. These childhood experiences are believed to have helped create a highly dysfunctional connection between the boy and his mother, Victoria, Princess Royal, and to have shaped his love-hate relationship with her country.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

17

Episodes:

117

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1991

IMDb:

8.5