The 1880s ushered in a transformative period for funeral practices in America, particularly in the Midwest. As cities ...

Frederick, Crown Prince of Brandenburg-Prussia will become a warrior king and an enlightened monarch that the likes of Prussia has never seen. His climb to power would be great but his childhood ...

The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, is considered holier than Yom Kippur, yet it’s a story of survival where God is never mentioned, and no overt miracles occur.

Polls often present a false choice: you either believe in God, or you don’t. But belief is more complex. The Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrated March 13-14, embodies this tension. It is ...

Power and money of course do drive people crazy. So why shouldn’t people gain power and wealth through being crazy?” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005. America is in the grips of two absolutely crazy men who ...

This throws light on the subject of Blanning’s new book, Augustus (1670–1733), who became Elector of Saxony in 1694 and was elected King of Poland in 1697, forced to abdicate in 1706, and then ...

Human history always ascribed greatness to the most heartless butchers of people – Alexander of Macedonia, Catherine of Russia, Napoleon, Elizabeth I, Frederick the Great of Prussia, Genghis ...

I don’t know much about classical music, but of course, I’ve heard of Bach. His story? Less so. But Brian Cox brings him to life brilliantly in 18th-century Prussia. The legendary composer embarks on ...

J. S. Bach’s most famous arias, “Schafe könne sicher weiden” (Sheep may safely graze) projects safety for the governed secured by enlightened leadership. Above a pulsing B-flat drone whose ...

March 19, 2003, is remembered as the day when former US President George Bush ordered aerial strikes on Iraq. This was the ...