Germany boasts a rich cultural heritage, and one of its most visually striking aspects is its German costume tradition. From ...

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Amazingly, such a man existed. Prince Otto said of his brother King Ludwig II of Bavaria that, while he himself had lucid intervals: “Ludwig was always mad.” Except for servants, Ludwig lived alone in ...

On April 26, 1826 the war broke out after Sultan Mahmud II closed the Dardanelles to Russian ships and ... established a new Greek state, appointing Otto of Bavaria the King of Greece, defining Greece ...

As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.

Yes! Ludwig was renewed for a second season by BBC One in October 2024. The series is created by Mark Brotherhood, who will ...

David Mitchell is brilliant — no, not the Cloud Atlas author (though he's brilliant, too), but the equally British talent ...

King Charles III was born at Buckingham Palace on November 14, 1948. He is the oldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip. His mother, Queen Elizabeth II became the queen at just 25 years ...

Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south ...

On an autumn day in 1680, the 50-year-old Charles II charged Samuel Pepys with an unusual task. Over two three-hour sittings, one on a Sunday evening, the next the following Tuesday morning, the king ...