Prussian-German statesman in the late 19th century.
Otto Von Bismark.
Moved things about in pre-WWI Europe for the good of Prussia. Kaiser Wilhelm II took the throne and didn’t get along with him, so let him go.
The unsteady, fragile thing that Bismark had built crumbled without him and there was war.
9th May 2012
Reblogged From eurohist
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Kate Beaton comic on the topic of the murder of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), an important figure in the French Revolution. Marat had a really bad medical condition which kept him in the bath. The woman’s name is Charlotte Corday. She was motivated out of revulsion for the September Massacres and the Reign of Terror as a whole (which Marat played a role in) and thought the country was basically going to hell.
(I’m not 100% sure but I think that a loved one of hers died due to something that Marat wrote, he wrote some pretty inflammatory things.)
Move the bar at the bottom of the screen to any date and browse all the wars of history. Clicking the info button next to the name of a war will bring you to a summary of that war and also zoom in on the location.
Match made in heaven, we all know this. AND NOW THERE IS A BLOG ENTIRELY FILLED WITH IT.
Lovely golden-bridge made me aware of this. Thanks!
Click through for a huge pre-WWI map of Europe.
German solider receiving a cup of tea from some Polish women in September of 1939.
Kate Beaton comic on the topic of the murder of Jean-Paul Marat (1743-1793), an important figure in the French Revolution. Marat had a really bad medical condition which kept him in the bath. The woman’s name is Charlotte Corday. She was motivated out of revulsion for the September Massacres and the Reign of Terror as a whole (which Marat played a role in) and thought the country was basically going to hell.
(I’m not 100% sure but I think that a loved one of hers died due to something that Marat wrote, he wrote some pretty inflammatory things.)
Reblogging so YOU CAN PREPARE FOR TEST
Paris Now and Then (1940’s)
Literally speechless, this is amazing.
This sort of stuff really freaks me out.
…The fuck am I even doing?
Yes, this is the same advertisement picture as the “Party hard” .gif. The original picture is from an advertisement for portable gramaphones, found at this lovely blog.
I OWN THE BATTLE, I DON’T NEED NO HELP
GOTTA BE THE FEELING THAT RUPERT BROOKE FELT
SHOOTIN’, GO WILD, CAN’T HANDLE THIS SOLDIER
LIFE OF THE TRENCH, SHELL-SHOCKED LIKE YEAH
American and Soviet Soldiers, Celebrating c. 1945 (by World War 2 Recolored)
