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German-British carve up | HISTORY OF KENYA

German-British carve up

On 7 August 1885 five German warships steam into the lagoon of Zanzibar and train their guns on the sultan's palace. They have arrived with a demand from Bismarck that Sultan Barghash cede to the German emperor his mainl...

German-British carve up | HISTORY OF TANZANIA

German-British carve up

On 7 August 1885 five German warships steam into the lagoon of Zanzibar and train their guns on the sultan's palace. They have arrived with a demand from Bismarck that Sultan Barghash cede to the German emperor his mainl...

German-British carve up | HISTORY OF ZANZIBAR

German-British carve up

On 7 August 1885 five German warships steam into the lagoon of Zanzibar and train their guns on the sultan's palace. They have arrived with a demand from Bismarck that Sultan Barghash cede to the German emperor his mainl...

German colony | HISTORY OF TOGO

German colony

The first German connection with Togo is the arrival of missionaries in 1847 to work among the largest tribal group in the region, the Ewe. German traders soon follow, establishing a base at Anécho on the coast. <...

German South West Africa | HISTORY OF NAMIBIA

German South West Africa

The German seizure of Angra Pequena in 1884 is one of the first incidents in the European scramble for Africa. The resulting colony becomes known as South West Africa. Over the next hundred years the tribes living here,...

German East Africa | HISTORY OF TANZANIA

German East Africa

The administration of the territory in the agreement of 1886 is handed over to Karl Peters' German East Africa Company. The company extends its territory to the sea from 1888, by buying a lease of the coastal strip which...

Germany's first public opera house, in | HISTORY OF OPERA

Handel

Germany's first public opera house, in Hamburg, has recently employed a young musician, Georg Frideric Handel. Now, in 1705 when he is just twenty, his first opera is on the stage. Almira is a success. In the foll...

Germany's first public opera house, in | HISTORY OF MUSIC

Handel

Germany's first public opera house, in Hamburg, has recently employed a young musician, Georg Frideric Handel. Now, in 1705 when he is just twenty, his first opera is on the stage. Almira is a success. In the foll...

Germany provides a context in which | HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY

Albert of Mainz

Germany provides a context in which materialism within the Roman Catholic church is offensively evident. Some of the principalities, which together make up the Holy Roman empire, are ruled by unscrupulous prelates living...

Germany provides a context in which | HISTORY OF GERMANY

Albert of Mainz

Germany provides a context in which materialism within the Roman Catholic church is offensively evident. Some of the principalities, which together make up the Holy Roman empire, are ruled by unscrupulous prelates living...

Germany provides a context in which | HISTORY OF THE PAPACY

Albert of Mainz

Germany provides a context in which materialism within the Roman Catholic church is offensively evident. Some of the principalities, which together make up the Holy Roman empire, are ruled by unscrupulous prelates living...

Germany provides a context in which | HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION

Albert of Mainz

Germany provides a context in which materialism within the Roman Catholic church is offensively evident. Some of the principalities, which together make up the Holy Roman empire, are ruled by unscrupulous prelates living...

When Germany invades Belgium, at the | HISTORY OF RWANDA

A Belgian colony

When Germany invades Belgium, at the start of World War I, the Belgians retaliate in a smaller way in central Africa. Belgian troops move east from the Belgian Congo to occupy (in 1916) Ruanda-Urundi. After the war the L...

When Germany invades Belgium, at the | HISTORY OF BURUNDI

A Belgian colony

When Germany invades Belgium, at the start of World War I, the Belgians retaliate in a smaller way in central Africa. Belgian troops move east from the Belgian Congo to occupy (in 1916) Ruanda-Urundi. After the war the L...

When Germany seeks an armistice, in | PALESTINE

Empire dismembered

When Germany seeks an armistice, in early November 1918, the war ends. Delegates to the peace conference gather in Paris two months later. Their task is a complex one – working out the precise terms that will be imposed...

When Germany seeks an armistice, in | IRAQ

League of Nations

When Germany seeks an armistice, in early November 1918, the war ends. Delegates to the peace conference gather in Paris two months later. Their task is a complex one – working out the precise terms that will be imposed...

Durig the 1840s Germany is the | HISTORY OF COMMUNISM

Historical materialism

Durig the 1840s Germany is the cradle of many radical groups, though the repressive political conditions mean that the activists tend to live elsewhere - in Brussels, Paris or London.

By far the most influential i...

The simplifying of Germany's feudal patchwork, | HISTORY OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

Confederation of the Rhine

The simplifying of Germany's feudal patchwork, to France's advantage, has begun in 1801 after the peace of Lunéville cedes the left bank of the Rhine to France. The understanding is that German rulers with lands w...

The simplifying of Germany's feudal patchwork, | HISTORY OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

Confederation of the Rhine

The simplifying of Germany's feudal patchwork, to France's advantage, has begun in 1801 after the peace of Lunéville cedes the left bank of the Rhine to France. The understanding is that German rulers with lands w...

The simplifying of Germany's feudal patchwork, | HISTORY OF GERMANY

Confederation of the Rhine

The simplifying of Germany's feudal patchwork, to France's advantage, has begun in 1801 after the peace of Lunéville cedes the left bank of the Rhine to France. The understanding is that German rulers with lands w...

Continuing warfare in Germany during 1743 | HISTORY OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE

French and Bavarians

Continuing warfare in Germany during 1743 leaves the Austrians in possession of Bavaria, but also points up an anomaly. French forces have been supporting the Bavarian claimant against Austria, and British armies have jo...

Continuing warfare in Germany during 1743 | THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION

French and Bavarians

Continuing warfare in Germany during 1743 leaves the Austrians in possession of Bavaria, but also points up an anomaly. French forces have been supporting the Bavarian claimant against Austria, and British armies have jo...