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A depiction of the Congress of Vienna, 1815. (Hulton Archive / Getty Images) Review of Stealing Horses to Great Applause: The Origins of the First World War Reconsidered and America’s Fatal Leap: 1991 ...
Europe records significant conferences and alliances, such as the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) and the Congress of Utrecht (1713), as well as alliances (the Quadruple Alliance and the Holy Alliance, ...
the Congress of Vienna met from September 1814 to June 1815 to redraw the political map of Europe. The negotiations were largely characterised by attempts to bring about the restoration of the ...
The pan-Germanic imperialism after the German unification in 1871 was primarily directed towards the East under the motto ...
In addition, the treaty agreed the inclusion of the Ottoman Empire into the Concert of Europe which was essentially a representation of the balance of power on the continent, instigated back in 1815 ...
Construction crews in Vienna last year made an unprecedented discovery. They found intertwined skeletal remains in a mass grave dating to the 1st-century Roman Empire.
Pope Francis was the only pontiff to participate in a joint session of Congress. Here's a look back at his famous address to ...
The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...
Vienna is one of central Europe's largest metropolises. Although they are often referred to numerically, each bezirke, or neighborhood, has its own name. The numbers climb as you stray farther ...
Vienna is Wagner’s city—his visionary structures dot the streets like clues to a future that never quite arrived. Visit his ...