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Many years ago, Princess Neomenia and Prince Bruncvík of Prague fell in love and got married. On their wedding night Bruncvík  announced to Neomeni, ‘Once our honeymoon is over, I must leave on a quest. This is a sacred vow … Continue reading →

In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries the Netherlands  were ruled by a quartet of women: Margaret of Austria, Mary of Hungary, Margaret of Parma and Isabella Clara. These four women were remarkable not only because they ruled at … Continue reading →

In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries the Netherlands  were ruled by a quartet of women: Margaret of Austria, Mary of Hungary, Margaret of Parma and Isabella Clara. These four women were remarkable not only because they ruled at … Continue reading →

In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries the Netherlands  were ruled by a quartet of women: Margaret of Austria, Mary of Hungary, Margaret of Parma and Isabella Clara. These four women were remarkable not only because they ruled at … Continue reading →

In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries the Netherlands  were ruled by a quartet of women: Margaret of Austria, Mary of Hungary, Margaret of Parma and Isabella Clara. These four women were remarkable not only because they ruled at … Continue reading →

Silent movie star Sascha Gura was born in Munich in 1896. Born Eugenia Theresia Gura, she was the daughter of actor and singer Hermann Gura and the granddaughter of actor and singer Eugen Gura. Growing up in an artistic home … Continue reading →

Dragutin Dimitrijević was born in Belgrade on the 17 August 1876 into an ordinary middle class family. He was noted to be academically bright in his junior school and at the age of sixteen was sent to the Belgrade military … Continue reading →

Joseph Roth, born Moses Joseph Roth, died in Paris on 27 May 1939. Roth was born in the small town of Brody near Lviv in East Galicia, part of the Dual Kingdom of Austria-Hungary, on 2 September 1894. His parents … Continue reading →

Arnold Schönberg or Schoenberg is known to the world as the innovative Austrian composer who revolutionised music with the introduction of atonality. Born in Austria in 1874, Schönberg was a leading member of the Second Viennese School.       … Continue reading →

The Ringstraße in Vienna was built  after a decree by Emperor Franz Josef in 1857. The road transformed the city, creating a modern boulevard where the city’s military fortifications had previously stood. The road became a focus for much of … Continue reading →