Italian Renaissance – A Dysfunctional Family
If you wonder about the relationship between the main city states of Renaissance Italy, think about the daily soaps where everyone is in bed...
Oradour-sur-Glane: Site of a Massacre
The unique yet nauseating site of the memorial village of Oradour-sur-Glane, which in 1944 was the site of a horrific massacre.
Oradour-sur-Glane changed forever in...
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Empress Elisabeth of Austria, widely known as Sisi, led a life full of eccentricities. She detested court life and was obsessed with beauty and...
19th Century Political Liberalism
The political philosophy of liberalism is one that valued representative government and wanted all government action to be publicized. Liberals encouraged freedom of the...
Flame and Citron: Heroes of the Danish Resistance
Two men, codenamed Flame and Citron, played an important part in the Danish Resistance during the Second World War and were the subject of...
The History of Vienna
Celts and Romans founded the city but it was the Hapsbergs who were responsible for the construction of glorious buildings fit for an empire.
Underneath...
19th Century Political Conservatism
Conservatism is a political philosophy which embodies a desire to prevent change. 19th Century conservatives believed in the power behind absolute monarchy, the aristocracy...
Federico Garcia Lorca – The Continuing Search
Nestling beneath the mountainous flanks of the Sierra de Huetor, the meandering country road that connects the towns of Alfacar and Viznar in Granada...
The History of Viennese Coffee Shops
For over 400yrs, the opulent coffee houses of Vienna have attracted the intelligensia of Europe but are now in decline, a victim of globalisation.
In...
Walter Sickert: Was He Jack the Ripper?
Was Walter Sickert really Jack the Ripper? Patricia Cornwell did extensive research which demonstrates that he could have been the Ripper.
Walter Sickert, born May...