Leopold II of Belgium — The Rest Is History Vault

First Episode Appearance: 538. Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1)10 Feb 2025
Last Episode Appearance: 540. Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3)17 Feb 2025
Year Range: 1885 – 1908

The Rest Is History episodes about Leopold II of Belgium

538. Horror in the Congo: The Nightmare Begins (Part 1)Part 1
2025-02-10 • 1885 – 1908
From the Horror in the Congo: Empire, Exploitation, and the Birth of Human Rights
The story of King Leopold of Belgium’s brutal regime in the Congo Free State, during the late 19th century, is one of the darkest and most important in global history. It is a story of horror - the mu…
Leopold II of Belgium Henry Morton Stanley Congo Free State Belgium Colonialism
540. Horror in the Congo: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 3)Part 3
2025-02-17 • 1885 – 1908
From the Horror in the Congo: Empire, Exploitation, and the Birth of Human Rights
Exposing the dark pit of human suffering, cruelty and corruption that had long been secretly festering in King Leopold’s Congo, would reveal one of the greatest abuses of human rights in all history…
Leopold II of Belgium Edmund Dene Morel Roger Casement Belgium