First World War

Painting depicting the signature of the armistice in the railway carriage. Behind the table, from right to left, General Weygand, Marshal Foch (standing) and British Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss and fourth from the left, British Naval Captain Jack Marriott. In the foreground, Matthias Erzberger, Major General Detlof von Winterfeldt (with helmet), Alfred von Oberndorff and Ernst Vanselow.

First World War Ends On This Day

At 5:00 am on this day in 1918, the Allied powers and Germany signed an armistice document in the railway carriage of Ferdinand Foch, the commander of the Allied armies, and six hours later World War ...

Hapsburgs Family Crest

The Hapsburgs – Rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

The Hapsburgs - Rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a history of the influential rulers of a large European Empire that ruled for almost 1000 years.

Hapsburgs Family Crest

Podcast Episode 7 | The Hapsburgs

History Podcast on the very influential but little known rulers of a large European empire, the Hapsburg Family, rulers of Austro-Hungary.