S02E12
25 Oct 202027 minOctober 1860 - The Sacking of the Summer Palace in Beijing
Dates That Made History – Season 2
The capture and looting of Emperor Qing Xianfeng's two summer palaces in Beijing (Peking) was the culmination of the Second Opium War; pitting the colonial powers of France and the United Kingdom against China. Yet it was also a double-edged sword.
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