In the 19th century, there was one European Statesman that towered above all others, contrary to the expectation of both his friends and foes. Otto von Bismarck as a person managed to captivate my ...

In November 1847, the Pozsony Diet was opened by the emperor of the Austrian empire: Ferdinand. At that time, no one could ...

When the German retirement age was set at 65 in the 1910s, Valentina Romei makes the point that “life expectancy was below 50” (“Five ways demographics are changing the economy”, The Big Read, March 6 ...