A constitutional crisis in 1860s Prussia could teach Americans the importance of public participation in democracy.

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. Throughout history, small states have come out of nowhere, and rapidly become great powers. This was the ...

wisely opens this book with an overview of European and German history from fall of Napoleon to the outbreak of the 1866 Austro-Prussian or Seven Weeks' War. He follows this with a concise account of ...

But they repeatedly reversed these decisions. Apart from Austria, Prussia was the strongest German state. It was the only state that showed any real ability to unite Germany. It was clear that ...

Prussia's development as a successful, modern industrial state gave hope to German nationalists. Economically, unification through the Zollverein economic alliance of 1834 had been a success ...

The King of Prussia District has launched its 2025 Report to the Community, offering a snapshot of KOP’s 2024 economic ...