{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/699ed123123f9740822cddc9/69a1ddfda9760df1fb9fe9e6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha - Part 4: War, revolution, and the unraveling of a royal web.","description":"The sound of cannons in nineteen fourteen marked more than the start of a world war. It signaled the unraveling of a dynasty whose network once held Europe’s monarchies in a delicate embrace.\r\n\r\nThe House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, architects of royal unity, now found itself divided by battle lines, suspicion, and a rising tide of nationalism. In Britain, the family’s German roots became a lightning rod for public anger. Newspapers and cartoons mocked their name, and even their palaces seemed suspect. King George the Fifth faced a choice—cling to tradition or adapt to survive.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/house-of-saxe-coburg-gotha","author_name":"The Archive Network"}