Bismarck's "sovereign self"

Bismarck : born Prussian and what that meant

Bismarck : the "Mad Junker"

Bismarck represents himself, 1847-1851

Bismarck as diplomat, 1851-1862

Power

"I have beaten them all! All!"

The unification of Germany, 1866-1870

The decline begins : liberals and Catholics

"The guest house of the dead Jew"

Three Kaisers and Bismarck's fall from power

Conclusion : Bismarck's legacy : blood and irony.