Peter the Great in Berlin
Finally reading more of Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great I was pleasantly surprised to find that Peter the Great of Russia begged to stay at…
Read more →Finally reading more of Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great I was pleasantly surprised to find that Peter the Great of Russia begged to stay at…
Read more →Only tangentially a Prussian curiosity, but it's about time I posted something. A birthday parade for Grand Duke Michael of Russia in 1826 caught my…
Read more →After some nerve-wracking sewing, it's been a while since I last sewed a book, Berliner Bürgerwehr is now repaired and back together. I'm not 100%…
Read more →Also, mein Exemplar von Unser Preußen fehlt einige Seiten und eine Karte, deswegen kaufte ich ein anderes Exemplar. Jetzt ist das erste demontiert…
Read more →Feldprediger Segebarth während des Schlacht bei Czaslau, 17. Mai 1742: Ein tapferer Feldprediger Namens Segebarth erwarb sich um den Gewinn der…
Read more →A bit late in the day, but this seems relevant on the Todestag of Wilhelm II. If even part of this American gentleman's description of 'Kaiser Bill'…
Read more →Well it's taken a year but I've finally got round to reading Wie ich Hauptmann von Köpenick wurde, an interesting little story. Despite his best…
Read more →From Kotzebue's Preussens ältere Geschichte, Volume 1: Selbst bey Nacht, wenn tiefer Schlaft das ganze Hoflager deckte, schlich er von Kammer zu…
Read more →I like a mystery. So according to Lucas David, as reported by Kotzebue in Preussens ältere Geschichte, Band I, a wagonload or so of documents was…
Read more →Ich würde gerne im geheimen Archive in Königsberg Schloß sitzen und alle die schöne Bücher lesen. Aber es ist leider viel zu spät. Erstochen vor…
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