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Weekend Wanderlust: Exploring Nuremberg's lesser-known history
Now don’t be coy: if blood, guts and medieval malarkey is your cup of mead, then you’re going love Nuremberg.
Fasching: Tracing the roots of south Germany's 'dark carnival'
Celebrated at the beginning of March, southern Germany's Fasching Carnival is known for having a dark side that dates back to its medieval founding.
What we can learn from the White Rose siblings
Friday marks 76 years since the young White Rose activists were executed by Nazis in Munich’s Stadelheim Prison for denouncing Hitler's regime. Who were they and how do they inspire heroism today?
Communist Manifesto anniversary: What does Marx still have to say?
On the anniversary of the publication of the Communist Manifesto on February 21st, 1848, we look at its controversial co-author Karl Marx, his beliefs, and what he means to Germany and the world today.
Weekend Wanderlust: Hidden medieval charms in Schwäbisch Hall
This charming city in Baden-Württemberg remains off the trodden tourist path - despite an over a thousand-year old history as a hub of trade, and remaining largely unscathed over the centuries.
Why Germany will never forget the Stasi era of mass surveillance
Exactly 69 years ago, on February 8th, 1950, the fledgling German Democratic Republic(GDR) officially debuted its security service, dedicated to monitoring and preventing outside influences - particularly from the West.
How Charlemagne was the original fighter for European unity
We spotlight how Charlemagne, a towering figure of history who lived in Aachen, western Germany, sought to conquer and then ultimately unify Europe.
Weekend Wanderlust: A pilgrimage to Germany's 'sacred sites'
For a couple thousand years, Germans have been making pilgrimages to sites offering them reassurance and peace. Find out what they are, and why they are held in just as high esteem in the modern day.
What the mysterious 'Nebra Sky Disk' tells us about ancient German history
Twenty years ago, a stunning Bronze Age artifact was discovered in an eastern German forest. The subject of a new book, it reveals how people once saw the world - and the night sky above it.