Professor John Röhl, the historian, who has died aged 85, was born to a German father and English mother and endured a fractured early childhood in Germany and Hungary during the Second World War; ...

A tiny fragment of an actuality film of Tom Merry (William Mechem), a 'lightning sketch' caricaturist performing his act for the camera and producing a large profile caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Yes, the big things in the world are always done by just a man—one man—one strong personality. History in its times of crisis cried out for a man. . . . You may gather all the wisdom in the world in a ...

In this documentary, we explore how the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in World War I, forming a strategic alliance with the German Empire. We examine how Kaiser Wilhelm II sought to use the ...

Kaiser Wilhelm II was the last Emperor of Germany. His delicate ego, intense jealousies, and unpredictable temper led straight to the calamitous events of WWI and the fall of the House of Hohenzollern ...