A history of the great European migrations, from the end of the 17th century to the start of the 20th century. Over 56 million men and women, who left countries along the Rhine, forged the industrialised world and became the driving force behind capitalism.

EPISODE 1: TOWARDS A NEW WORLD / 1618 -1789
From the beginning of the Thirty Years’ War to the French Revolution.

EPISODE 2: THE PROMISED LANDS / 1789 – 1848
From the French Revolution to the Springtime of Nations.

EPISODE 3: BETWEEN TWO WORLDS / 1848 – 1933
From the Springtime of Nations to the post-World War I period.