‘Considerable portion’ of priceless treasures from Green Vault museum recovered amid trial of suspects
Sophie Evekink fainted at the church ceremony during her royal wedding to Prince Ludwig of Bavaria on May 20, 2023. Here are the details.
Augustusburg Palace, Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
When someone is talked about as being crazy, they usually aren’t the ones calling the shots. However, there have been a few notable cases of these mad men or women, all of royal blood, ruling countries, much to the chagrin of their subjects or much to the delight of their parents who act as regents. Luckily it hasn’t happened all that recently – can you imagine the posh padding required to hold an insane royal? Only the finest 1,000 count Egyptian cotton for the cell walls and a straight jacket made of the best royal purple silk and tied with
In the latest Brookings Essay, "The Rhyme of History: Lessons of the Great War," noted historian Margaret MacMillan compares current global tensions to the period preceding the Great War. One aspect of the war upon which she remarks is the close connection among the three principal monarch of the age, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany; King George V of England; and Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. In fact, they were all first cousins to each other.
The Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of highlights from around the world, including Jennifer Lawrence in Venice and hot air balloons in Cappadocia
The troublesome Duke and Duchess of Windsor were exiled to the Caribbean for the duration of the war. The alternative was court martial!
♕ Queen Victoria: Grandmama of Europe It is a well known fact that Queen Victoria of England saw in her children a destiny to marry into all the great royal houses of Europe. And so her wish was...
Schloss Neustrelitz and the Schloss Church
The Battle of Britain, which took place between July and October 1940, was a major air campaign in which Britain’s Royal Air Force defended the British Isles against Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luft
They were quietly invited to fly to the UK last weekend, in order to undergo quarantine procedures ahead of the service.
In southwest Germany, Kaiserslautern is a scenic city in the wooded hills of the Palatinate Forest. This landscape had been a royal estate since the days of Charlemagne, and the ... Read more
The Kingdom of Württemberg in present-day Germany existed from 1805 to 1918. It was preceded by the Duchy and Electorate of Württemberg and Frederick II, Duke of Württemberg, took the title of King Frederick I on 1 January 1806.
Portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and wife, Empress Augusta of Schleswig-Holstein , as they walk together, 1910s.
. the French fleur de lis here the German coat of arms by Virgil Solis, (16th c.) here Charlemagne by Durer, 1512 Founding father of France and Germany, Charlemagne united Western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire.The tall one, at 6 foot 3 inches-he could carry a small cathedral about. (his father was Pepin the Short, so go figure) (footnote)-Charlemagne had twenty children over the course of his life with eight of his ten known wives or concubines. Nonetheless, he only had four legitimate grandsons, the four sons of his third son, Louis. In addition, he had a grandson-Bernard only son of his third son, Pippin- who was born illegitimate but included in the line of inheritance. So, despite twenty children, the claimants to his inheritance were few. .
The greatest seaborne invasion in history was aimed at 80 kilometres of mostly flat, sandy beach along the Normandy coast
