Österreich - Die ganze Geschichte S01E03 - Die Meisterdiebin

The Habsburgs' rise to power was accompanied by many coincidences. One of these was a daring theft carried out by a royal chambermaid—she stole a crown, disrupting the course of Central and Eastern European history. Centered around the autobiography of Helene Kottanner, Andreas Pfeifer and Mariella Gittler explore how gender roles influenced life in society at the time. Many of the images we commonly hold about this era today turn out to be mere clichés.