Europe is home to some of the most breathtaking palaces in the world, each one built to showcase power, wealth, and royal ...

What originated in the late 1300s as a small, moated Gothic castle was transformed over the centuries by the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty to become the largest city palace in Germany. From 1508 to ...

1945: The last day of V-1 flying bomb attacks on England. On the same day, film star James Stewart is promoted to full colonel, one of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years.

The Marienplatz square, accessible by a U-Bahn station of the same name, is considered the heart of Munich, and has been since the city was founded in 1158. In medieval times, it hosted markets ...

Germany’s largest arms company Rheinmetall has recently shown a keen interest in taking over and repurposing VW plants for the production of military vehicles and equipment. At the centre of ...

Charles becomes king upon the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. March 29, 2023 Charles makes first foreign visit as monarch to Germany. May 6, 2023 The new monarch is crowned at Westminster ...

From 1519 until his abdication in 1556, Charles V, ‘By the Grace of God Holy Roman Emperor, Forever August King of Germany, King of Italy, King of all Spains, of Castile, Aragon, León, Navarra, ...

In 1945, as the Second World War came to an end, the Allies planned to put Germany’s leaders – including Adolf Hitler ... remained his only trial. David King has spent years researching the minutiae ...

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