The stories surrounding the so-called ghost ships are almost as old as seafaring itself. Which should not come as a...
Cultural History
Indian summer (Altweibersommer)
Since the early 19th century the term "Altweibersommer" (summer of the old women) is known. It should be noted that...
The Magdalene flood of 1342
One of the worst natural disasters of the last millennium, even worse than the floods of 2013, was without question...
What are electoral princes
It is interesting how coincidences not only determine our personal lives, but also shape the so-called "great"...
The evening
Silence of the people loud desire: roars the earth as in dreams Wonderful with all trees, What the heart is hardly...
Hyacinths
Music echoes far away; but here is silent night, The plants breathe on me with a slumbering scent. I have always,...
Hiker’s Night Song
Above all peaks Is rest, In all treetops Do you feel Hardly a breath; The birds are silent in the forest. Just wait!...
Welcome and farewell
My heart was beating. Quickly, on horseback! And away, wild as a hero to battle. The evening already swayed the earth,...
Patricide
Paris, beginning of the 19th century. It is the first warm day of the year and a small group, made up of members of...
The origin of the Order of the Garter
The Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is one of the three former English court orders and still the highest order...
Gripsholm Castle
Around 1380, the Swedish Imperial Councillor and landowner Bo Jonsson, a member of the Grip family, who had acquired a...
University of Durham
In addition to the world-famous universities of Oxford and Cambridge, there is a third institution in England, much...
The bedroom in Arles
"The Bedroom in Arles" (or "Vincent's Bedroom") is the title of three oil paintings and two drawings by the Dutch...
Storming the Bastille
In the summer of 1789 all of Paris was in turmoil. Although the people had been rumbling about for a long time, the...
All good things come in threes
In Christian symbolism the number three plays an important role, I am thinking for example of the Three Kings or the...