Articles related to "Wilhelm I"

King Frederick Wilhelm I of Prussia was a decent king in many regards, but he is perhaps best known for raising up a large army of giant men.

Wilhelm II was the third and final Kaiser of Germany, losing his throne as a consequence of defeat in World War One

The story of the Wilhelm Gustloff is closely tied to the on-going discussion of German refugees fleeing from the East in 1945 as Russian armies advanced on Berlin.

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm researched and collected fairy tales. They published them in a book called Children's and Household Tales.

Until the late 19th Century, Germany was a mass of small independent states - until, that is, they were united under the leadership of ambitious, warlike Prussia.

Insight into the philosophy of George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, predecessor of Kant, and famous for The Phenomenology of the Spirit.

Biography of Karl Wilhelm Scheele, a chemist who discovered elements including oxygen and chlorine, but published his findings later than Priestley and Davy.

Kate Wilhelm's Storyteller is part-memoir of the Clarion Workshop, and part 'how-to' writing book which perfectly complements husband Damon Knight's Writing Short Fiction

Although infamous for his role during World War II, Hermann Göring (often 'Hermann Goering' in English) overcame an uneasy home life to emerge a heroic World War I pilot.

The long term causes of World War I begin with the Franco-Prussian War and end with a vastly different system of alliances created by the blunders of the German Kaiser.

Before letting your child join the team, understand the most frequent injuries and their causes. Ask about equipment and availability of certified care.

Man's Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy kept Jewish Viennese pyschologist Viktor Frankl alive even as he wrote the book explaining his fledgling theory

The marriage of Emperor Frederick III of Germany and Princess Victoria of Great Britain was happy, but they struggled with his parents in the hostile Prussian court.

Like the English character 'Robin Hood', William Tell is a legend, a fable whose existence is a blur between reality and myth.

Emperor Frederick III of Germany and his wife Victoria of Great Britain had eight children, including the future Emperor Wilhelm II, who affected European royal history.

Brief biography and folklore of the Brothers Grimm, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, German writers and philologists, best known for fairy tales.

German composer, organist, and pianist Wilhelm Kempff's technical virtuosity and ringing tone bring out the pathos in Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas.

Thirty-six Wunder families lived in Iowa in 1920. Many were descendants of Wunder immigrants who came to Scott County in the 1800's. Who were those immigrants?

More than forty of the 74 ships of the Imperial German Navy's High Sea Fleet only left their final anchorage as scrap if at all.

Five novellas

Constance and Charlie from A Flush of Shadows had already in appeared in The Hamlet Trap and Crazy Time before they became involved with an alien probe in The Dark Door.

Science Fiction from Kate Wilhelm, Nancy Kress, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Brian Stableford, Damien Broderick, Chris Beckett, Robert Reed, Eileen Gunn and Michael Swanwick

Here are some suggestions for top quality classical piano performers and some of their noted recordings.

The Grimm Brothers' fairy tale, popularized in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is the most well known. But, there are numerous variations.

Overview of the struggle for unification in 19th-Century Germany, under Otto Von Bismark and the Kaiser.

How many years does a photographer want his or her color images to last before they start to fade? Five, 10, 20, 50 years or more?

This article on the philosopher Leibniz provides a short summary of his life, including details of his birth, education and career.

This June, celebrate La Fête des Pères French-style. Create a memorable card Dad will love.

Otto von Bismarck, a Prussian aristocrat, led the unification process of the several Germanic states into a unified nation in the latter half of the 19th century.

Rapunzel, like many other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for many interpretations by contemporary writers in novels, short stories and poetry.

Rumpelstiltskin is a story that can be used as an example for a variety cautions. But perhaps it is not about what we should not do but about the power in a name.

Everyone knows a little about Johann Sebastian Bach. But he came from a family teeming with musicians. Who are some of his musical relatives?

Most working-class humans dream of never having to work again and of having someone do their work. This popular Grimm's fairy tale shows how it works for one couple.

The classic fairy tale story and similar accounts had their origins in harsh times when poverty, child abandonment, and famine were quite common.

Although similar stories of today's Rapunzel first appeared in print in the 17th Century, the origin of Rapunzel may actually go back to the early days of Christianity.

The three original super guns with which the Imperial German army bombarded Paris from the woods of Crepy from March 1918 to the end of World War I.

Philosophy and brief biography of Frederick Wilhelm Schelling, German philosopher and educator of Idealism School. Contemporary of Hegel.

The article conveys the sense in which Pound drew on the troubadors themselves and their writings in creating his life long work, the Cantos.

New stories from Kate Wilhelm, Paul Park, Robert Reed, John Langan, Steven Popkes, Marc Laidlaw; reviews by Lucius Shepherd, Charles de Lint & Chris Moriarty.

Queen Victoria of Great Britian and her husband Prince Albert had five daughters, the Princesses Victoria, Alice, Helena, Louise, and Beatrice.

In the months before the outbreak of war with Spain in April 1898, German warships prowled the Caribbean, meddling in affairs & hoping to benefit from a weakening Spain.

If thrown correctly, the knuckleball is the hardest pitch to throw, catch and hit. Many have tried it, but few have mastered it. Here is a Baseball Primer on the pitch.

During World War Two the Germans needed accurate weather reports to counter the allies' air raids. They set up manned and automatic weather stations in the Arctic.

A brief biography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the greatest German thinkers.

Reducing the running cost of home inkjet printers is Kodak's main weapon in a new range of printers. Kodak promises longer lasting prints at half the cost

Wisconsin is a popular getaway destination and beautiful fall color drive. Fall festivals in Wisconsin cherish the state's ethnic diversity. Schedule updated for 2008.

All-star Fiction by Robert Silverberg, Kate Wilhelm, Lucius Shepherd, Elizabeth Hand, Joe Haldeman, Geoff Ryman, Ron Goulart, M. Rickert, Robert Reed and Carol Emshwiller

Germany was the only European nation that the Romans never conquered. Since it never became part of the Empire, two vastly different cultures came to dominate Europe.

This story, like many other classic fairy tales, has been the basis for many contemporary interpretations. Some are quite innovative.

At the close of World War One, the victorious allies ordered that the powerful and undefeated High Seas Fleet present itself for interment until a final peace.