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Prussia's Great Elector | Prussia's First Army (1640-1688) | HoP #6 + Origins of the Prussian Army (1640-1688) | History of Prussia #7

Last week we looked at the origins of House Hohenzollern and the Thirty Years’ War that brought Brandenburg-Prussia close to ...
The National Interest

On the Fritz: Rethinking Frederick the Great

Tim Blanning, Frederick the Great: King of Prussia (New York: Random House, 2016), 688 pp., $35.00. NAPOLEON SWIFTLY conquered Prussia in October 1806, inflicting crushing defeats at Jena and ...
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Prussia, the French Revolution and the Partitions of Poland (1786-1797) + The Prussian Scheme (1787)

Last week we have seen Prussia shock the European theatre under Frederick the Great. As he passed away childless, his nephew, ...
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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great’s grave. They’re perpetuating a German myth

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, ...
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Tourists leave potatoes on Frederick the Great's grave. They're perpetuating a German myth

Read full article: Volusia County prepares for Imelda’s impacts on coastal projects POTSDAM – Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is ...