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: THE PIONEERS / 1648 – 1789
From the end of the Thirty Years’ War to the French Revolution.
EPISODE 2: FURTHER STILL / 1789 – 1848
From the French Revolution to the Springtime of Nations.
EPISODE 3: THE GREAT MIGRATION /1848 – 1918
From the Springtime of Nations to the post-World War I period.