In 13 episodes presenter Hans Goedkoop takes us back to the 19th century, in which a country came to be which we still know today - the start of the modern Netherlands.
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- Hans Goedkoop
TV series
The Iron Century
201545 min1 season · 13 episodes
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 13 episodes
S1 E1De allereerste koning
Apr 3, 201545 min
Lodewijk Napoleon gave the Netherlands its identity and set up many important institutions. Hans Goedkoop examines the ambitions plans and silent departure of the Netherlands' first king.
- S1 E2
A Powerfull Widow
Apr 10, 201545 min
The Netherlands under the reign of King Willem I was a period of investments but also of financial troubles. Hans Goedkoop discovers how one rich and influential widow, Johanna Borski, kept the country from going bankrupt.
- S1 E3
Land without paupers
Apr 17, 201545 min
In the 19th century, the class society was still a major fact, yet pioneers of equal opportunities dreamed of a better society and some took action. With royal assent, private Dutch initiative bought cheap land in Drenthe province to establ
- S1 E4
Poor plot, rich man
Apr 24, 201545 min
The story of W.A. Scholten and how he turned his potato flour factory in the province of Groningen into the Netherlands' first industrial multinational company.
- S1 E5
Women forwards
May 1, 201545 min
In a time when women are not permitted to work for money and are expected to obey their husbands and stay at home, Betsy Perk stands up for women's rights. Hans Goedkoop chronicles the life of this remarkable woman and her ideals.
- S1 E6
The secret of Rotterdam
May 8, 201545 min
Hans Goedkoop investigates the developments of the Rotterdam harbor in the 19th century and the involvement of Jewish tycoon Lodewijk Pincoffs and socialite banker M. Mees.
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- How many seasons of The Iron Century are there?
- The Iron Century has 1 season and 13 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of The Iron Century?
- The Iron Century has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on June 26, 2015.
- Who stars in The Iron Century?
- The Iron Century stars Hans Goedkoop.
