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They were the MURDERS THAT CHANGED HISTORY. The double assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Countess Sophie Chotek, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 was the spark that caused World War 1 to break out just a month later.
In this World War 1 documentary from History Calling we look at that fateful day, over a century ago when the entire path of history was changed by the actions of a nineteen year old terrorist called Gavrilo Princip and his associates. While conflict may have begun at some point anyway, the death of Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife was the immediate cause of the Great War which would rage for four years and cost the lives of tens of millions of people.
This video will look at the forbidden romance between Franz Ferdinand and Sophie, at why she was not his Archduchess, at why they were in Sarajevo that day, at why Franz Ferdinand was murdered, at how Franz Ferdinand was murdered (including how he and Sophie survived one attempt on their lives earlier in the day, only to be shot later on) and at why the assassination of the heir to Austro-Hungarian throne had such wide-ranging consequences. You’ll see the car in which Franz Ferdinand was shot and hear what happened to the Gavrilo Princip and the other would-be assassins afterwards.
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They were the MURDERS THAT CHANGED HISTORY. The double assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Countess Sophie Chotek, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914 was the spark that caused World War 1 to break out just a month later.
In this World War 1 documentary from History Calling we look at that fateful day, over a century ago when the entire path of history was changed by the actions of a nineteen year old terrorist called Gavrilo Princip and his associates. While conflict may have begun at some point anyway, the death of Franz Ferdinand and his morganatic wife was the immediate cause of the Great War which would rage for four years and cost the lives of tens of millions of people.
This video will look at the forbidden romance between Franz Ferdinand and Sophie, at why she was not his Archduchess, at why they were in Sarajevo that day, at why Franz Ferdinand was murdered, at how Franz Ferdinand was murdered (including how he and Sophie survived one attempt on their lives earlier in the day, only to be shot later on) and at why the assassination of the heir to Austro-Hungarian throne had such wide-ranging consequences. You’ll see the car in which Franz Ferdinand was shot and hear what happened to the Gavrilo Princip and the other would-be assassins afterwards.
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Website (with 2 FREE DOWNLOADS): historycallingofficial.com
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YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:
THE AMBER ROOM
youtu.be/DGvq4N1OhyE
THE MURDER OF THE ROMANOVS
youtu.be/EsHr13d14XU
THE PRINCES IN THE TOWER
youtu.be/WQ6FIe4dLTo
LEARN MORE:
Greg King and Sue Woolmans, The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Murder that Changed the World (2013). Available at amzn.to/3TD1Bh0
Want to watch/hear/read more about history (and a whole host of other topics)? Then you might benefit from a free Audible or Prime video trial. They are available from the following links:
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GEAR USED
Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (for video editing): amzn.to/3S6IoRK
DJI Drone: amzn.to/38h1vXr (UK LINK) OR amzn.to/39hROZm (US LINK)
Go-Pro Hero 10 camera: amzn.to/3EPIK9U (UK LINK) OR amzn.to/3rTWScL (US LINK)
GoPro 3-Way 2.0 (Tripod/Grip/Arm): amzn.to/37CdC1r (UK LINK) OR amzn.to/3vaVxjU (US LINK)
Memory Card: amzn.to/36QvcOQ (UK LINK) OR amzn.to/3KeLZZs (US LINK)
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