On October 7, 1870, one of those minor, anecdotal episodes that pepper History amidst greater events took place. A hydrogen balloon named Armand-Barbès lifted off from Paris, setting out towards Tours ...

In November 1847, the Pozsony Diet was opened by the emperor of the Austrian empire: Ferdinand. At that time, no one could ...

As country seeks to increase popularity of armed forces amid Russian threat, occasion is created to honour military Germans past and present James Rothwell is The Telegraph’s Berlin correspondent. He ...