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After Frederick William I’s death in 1740, his son and successor took the throne and surprisingly went on to achieve stunning military victories, consolidating Prussia’s role as a great ...

After The Battle of Mollwitz Frederick, had learned a great deal about war and the people of the world were enthralled by ...

It is sponsored by the Center for German and European Studies. Admission is free. The play was commissioned in honor of Frederick the Great’s 300th birthday. It is an overview of the pen-pal ...

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