Lake Garda symbolizes the German longing for Italy and the south. Spring and fall, in particular, when the crowds of tourists ...

S OME 120 years on, few remember the outrage provoked by the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Theodore Roosevelt, the ...

A staged legal proceeding in a small town became the catalyst for a century of culture wars.

Eltville am Rhein invites visitors to slow down and stroll through history along the banks of the Rhine River.

What stands out most about the book I'm carrying under my arm, as I meander through the exhibits at the National Maritime ...

His victories in the Seven Years' War and his modernization of the Prussian military set the stage for future European conflicts.We also examine how Prussia's rise was closely tied to the unification ...

The toys were often intended for adults, rather than children More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of ...

More than 400 German toys dating from the 19th Century have sold at auction for almost £200,000. The collection of toys made out of wood, papier-mâché or composition in the Sonneberg and ...

For more than a decade since Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea in March 2014, Russia and Ukraine have battled over the atmospheric seascapes of the celebrated 19th-century painter Ivan ...

Iran has cited a 19th-century British map as part of its dispute with the United Arab Emirates over a number of Gulf islands. Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb sit at the entrance to the ...

From the late 19th century to the early 20th century, many large fires occurred in the United States. In order to minimize losses from fires, the Sanborn Map Company, founded by Daniel Alfred ...

When we think of 19th century German philosophy, we perhaps think first of Nietzsche, or Hegel, and then some other men - but Germany in the 1800s was also home to a number of women philosophers.