The Ideas of 1914
The comparatively static nature of the front line in the west for much of the war meant that, after the...
15/09/2016
Germany
Guelphs and Ghibellines
Aristocratic factionalism, popular rebellions and the relationship between Italian and German culture all combined to ensure the long-term use of...
14/05/2014
The Story of Parzival
The Bavarian knight and poet Wolfram von Eschenbach (c.1170 – 1220), author of Parzival, was not the first great artist...
24/01/2013
Political-religious struggle in Germany
As Holy Roman emperor, Charles V felt a deep moral responsibility to protect the universal Church. Despite his political differences...
26/08/2012
Hohenzollern Dynasty
The Hohenzollerns were German dynasty and princely family who rose to power in the late Middle Ages, becoming electors of...
05/08/2012
Walter Ulbricht biography
It’s not insignificant that high school students in both parts of Germany know spot-on jokes about Walter Ulbricht: the now-deceased...
29/05/2012
Friedrich Engels, The Father of Socialism
For much of the 20th century, the image and ideas of Friedrich Engels were eerily familiar as he stood alongside...
28/01/2012
Dietrick of Bern
Dietrick of Bern was a heroic but contradictory fictional figure in medieval south Germanic poetry. A 13th century Icelandic author...
27/11/2011
Thomas Müntzer and Peasants’ War
Peasant-plebeian movement in Reformation strongest was expressed in the Anabaptist movement and the Peasants’ War in Germany 1524-1525. Peasants and...
19/11/2011
German New Guinea – How Germany lost its territory in Pacific
In August 1914 the British called on the Australian and New Zealand governments to capture Germany’s colonial possessions in the...
30/09/2011