...This chapter takes a look at another one of Morais' sermons, this time on the Franco-Prussian War. Morais presents Prussia as an awesome military power that has not only humiliated its opponent but threatens to destroy its capital city. Here, he identifies France not with the Emperor but with Paris...

...This chapter reviews The Jews of Poznań 1815–1848: Development of a Polish Jewry under the Rule of Prussia. It shows how this book enlarges our factual knowledge and enables us to correct the errors of older publications. It also shows in what way and why Polish Jews...

... earlier been the king's favourites. In January 1733, the British government intercepted and deciphered an instruction, sent from Frederick William I of Prussia to Count Degenfeld, his envoy in London, to stop the intended marriage of William IV of Orange and Princess Anne, Frederick William's niece...

...The beginning of the 1740s was crucial for George II's reign as king of Britain. Rivalries within the royal family posed key political problems; George had to contend with his eldest son, Frederick, Prince of Wales, and his nephew, Frederick II, the Great, of Prussia. George had hoped...

...This chapter highlights Christopher Clark's The Politics of Conversion: Missionary Protestantism and the Jews in Prussia 1728–1941. This meticulously researched, clearly written history provides the first objective and properly contextualized account of the attempts of one fringe...

..., especially in Prussia. Altstadt Hamburg Faulwasser J Hamburg Germany harbours industrialization living conditions migration Napoleonic Wars Neustadt Hamburg population development population growth population structure urban growth urban location urban structures urbanization Wischermann C...

... Prussian rule, the chapter describes the legal status of the Jewish communities with particular attention to the regulations for South Prussia and New East Prussia, since they constitute stages leading to the formulation of legal norms after 1815. It then explores the practical implementation of these laws...