Many scholars have stressed the favor shown to the bastard sons of noblemen, particularly in the "golden age of noble bastards" in the fifteenth century. This article examines the position of noble ...

When William and Kate said their vows, nearly a billion people watched on TV. On Saturday, two members of Germany's nobility wed - but the general public couldn't really get excited. On Saturday, ...

German brothel owners were among the names contained in the leaks The list of Germans named in the Panama papers makes for colourful reading. Among the board directors and estate agents who appear to ...

The near-constant conflicts between the Swedish empire and its neighbors pushed the organization of local life in seized lands to the background, allowing Baltic German nobility in Livonia to ...

Ed Rosewell thought from the start that the tall young man who had carried his suitcases into the hotel wasn`t just a porter. But it wasn`t until the formal introductions a few minutes later that ...

Robert Philpot is a writer and journalist. He is the former editor of Progress magazine and the author of “Margaret Thatcher: The Honorary Jew.” LONDON — No moment in the story of the German ...

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These days, only few visitors stray into the Marie Baz Wax Museum, housed in the old Fakhreddine Palace in Deir el-Qamar. The centuries-old palace houses more than 40 lifelike wax figures, spread over ...

Stanislav Rembski’s hearing isn’t what it used to be. His breathing is labored at times. He could have retired 35 years ago. But the second-floor studio in his Bolton Hill home is as cramped as ever ...

(The Conversation) — The German peasants were among the first to try to unlock the revolutionary potential of Reformation teachings to fight social and economic injustice. (The Conversation) — Five ...

Five hundred years ago, in the winter of 1524-1525, bands of peasants roamed the German countryside seeking recruits. It was ...