The Boxer Rebellion Timewatch : Season 27 Episode 9
BBC Two 50m
Aired: October 11th, 2008 @ 9:00 PM EST on BBC Two
Peking, June 1900: The "Society of Right and Harmonious Fists", known by Europeans as the Boxers, entrapped more than 3,000 foreigners and Chinese Christians in the diplomatic quarter, in a bid to free China from the influence of the "Western devils". Ended by a Western relief army after 55 days, the siege helped bring down the imperial monarchy and precipitated a century of destruction, revolution, and ultimate renewal. 3/6.
