When studying European history, the various German monarchies come up a lot. They were figuratively and literally in the middle of everything; the protestant reformation, various wars and revolutions, ...

The Iron Cross is one of the most widely recognised military decorations throughout the world. The story behind its origins ...

On Jan. 18, 1871, William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor.

On 18 January 1871, Friedrich Wilhelm I of Hohenzollern was crowned as the first emperor of a united Germany in Versailles. See how the Guardian reported events In 1871, after waging three wars in ...

The State of Prussia being related to the Reichstag much as the American States are to Congress, it was of more than parochial interest that ex-Chancellor Wilhelm Marx consented a fortnight ago to ...

Rowdyism unprecedented gibbered in the Prussian Landtag (Parliament), last week, as Prussian Finance Minister Herr Doktor Höpker-Aschoff presented for ratification his proposal (TIME, Oct. 18) to ...

The Prussian Culture Heritage Foundation, the German state body that oversees 15 collections including some of the world’s most famous museums, such as the Hamburger Bahnhof, the Pergamon Museum, and ...