The city of Regensburg, which by the 11th century had developed from a fortified Roman camp to one of the most...
Cultural History
The Cappuccino
At the beginning of the 16th century, there was unrest within the Franciscan Order. Many friars saw the great ideal of...
The Flying Dutchman
The stories surrounding the so-called ghost ships are almost as old as seafaring itself. Which should not come as a...
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...
Der Erlkönig (The King of Alders)
Who rides through night and wind at this time of night? It's the father with his child; He must have the boy in his...
The Pharisee
High in the north, where the land seems to sink into the sea, where people in their coarsely knitted sweaters trudge...
A young man loves a girl
A boy loves a girl, she chose someone else; the other one loves another and has married this one. The girl marries for...
Bean counter
A bean counter is the term used to describe a person who has driven precision in all his actions to the point of...
The Ore Mountain
In the north of Styria lies one of the economically most important regions in Austria. This is the area around the...
Victory Sign
Forefinger and middle finger raised, the remaining fingers pressed into the hand. Today this sign is used all over the...
Till Eulenspiegel
He is probably the most famous Jester in European cultural history and is still the symbol of the funny mocker. But if...