To the cold and relentless ambition of Frederick, to a prince whose heart had withered at thirty, an appeal like this had been made in vain.Today's
Marie Theresa to Hungary
"Do not, my lord," said Frederick, "talk to me of magnanimity; a prince ought first to consult his own interests."Continuing Prussia Invades
Prussia Invades Silesia
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Frederick the Great Versus Maria Theresa.IntroductionWhen Maria
The First of the Dynasty Enters Berlin
Burggraf Friedrich, on his first coming to Brandenburg, found but a cool reception as Statthalter. He came as the representative of law and rule; and
Brandenburg Sold
Dog cheap, it must be owned, for size and capability; but in the most waste condition, full of mutiny, injustice, anarchy, and highway robbery; a
House of Luxemburg’s Triumph
He is now (1414) holding this Council of Constance, by way of healing the Church, which is sick of three simultaneous popes and of much else. He finds
Brandenburg Pawned
And so we have now reached that point in Brandenburg history when, if some help does not come, Brandenburg will not long be a country, but will either
The House of Hohenzollern Established in Brandenburg
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The First of the Dynasty.IntroductionThe Hohenzollern family had gotten
Effects of the Council of Trent
Today's installment concludes The Council of Trent and the Counter-Reformation,our selection by Adolphus W. Ward.If you have journeyed through