He found ways to compensate. His memoir is full of little moments where he talks about his superior taste, as when he describes dining near the Prince of Prussia, and discovering he was “no ...

With that in mind, we decided to explore how legendary women of the 19th century were portrayed, comparing artistic paintings with early photographs to reveal how beauty ideals were preserved ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Prussia's development as a successful, modern industrial state gave hope to German nationalists. Economically ...