Dates That Made History S3E3 — 1816 - Frankenstein

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Dates That Made History•Season 3•Episode 3

1816 - Frankenstein

7.8/10 · 8 votesDec 14, 202527 min

Ranked #1 of 15 in Season 3•+0.7 vs season avg

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Frankenstein's creature, born from Mary Shelley's imagination during the summer of 1816 on the shores of Lake Geneva, embodies our fear of uncontrolled scientific progress leading to the dehumanization of the world and of life. How can a founding myth of modernity remain relevant?

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Seasons3

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Season 3 Episodes15

E1 7.0

International Workers' Day

E2 6.7

212 - Constitutio Antoniniana

E3 7.8Now viewing

1816 - Frankenstein

E4 7.0

1521 - The Conquest of Tenochtitlán

E5 6.8

June 30, 1936 - Haile Selassie's Speech before the League of Nations

E6 7.2

1720 - Europe's First Financial Crisis

E7 7.5

October 14, 1066 - Battle of Hastings

E8 7.5

1143 - The Translation of the Quran

E9 7.0

The Flood

E10 7.3

1648 - The Peace of Westphalia

E11 6.7

June 1, 1310 - Marguerite Porete dies at the stake

E12 7.5

January 1, 1804 - Haiti's Independence

E13 7.3

800 - The Coronation of Charlemagne

E14 6.8

September 24, 1877 - The Battle of Shiroyama

E15 7.0

221 BC - Founding of the Chinese Empire

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Patrick Boucheron

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Episode Summary

"1816 - Frankenstein" is episode 3 of Dates That Made History season 3. It scored 7.8/10 from 8 votes, ranking #1 of 15 episodes this season (season average 7.1). It aired on December 14, 2025.

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