Who were Empress Elisabeth of Austria's children? Discover their fascinating lives, hidden stories, and the lasting impact of ...

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In this work, Dr. Mitchell, a veteran policy analyst who is currently Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, takes a look at the “Habsburg Puzzle”. That is, the success of the ...

The Empress is back on Netflix for Season 2 and has history buffs sniffing for a lesson in one of Europe's most famous ...

Russian Czarism undoubtedly represents a cruder and more barbarian form of state organization than does the feebler absolutism of Austria-Hungary, which has been mitigated by the weakness of old age.

Unlike Vienna's other royal residences, Hofburg is like a city within a city. Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence of the ...

For the U.S., the 1840s were a decade of continental expansion. Texas was annexed in 1845 and soon became the 28th state. In 1848, with the defeat of Mexico in the Mexican-American War, the U.S ...