The Invention of Privacy - Strangers and Intimates

From royal scandals to religious revolutions, the fight for a private life is a battle you never knew was being fought. This documentary unravels the surprising history of privacy, revealing it not as a timeless right, but as a radical idea invented and reinvented through the centuries. Journey from a time when secrets were treason, through the birth of individual conscience with Martin Luther at the Diet of Worms, to the Victorian obsession with the sacred home. Discover how governments spied on mail, how feminists turned personal secrets into political power, and how today, in the age of social media, we are willingly giving away the very thing our ancestors fought to protect. This isn't just a history lesson; it's the story of who we are when no one is watching—and why we're starting to forget.