Germany

Though the European single currency may seem modern, its roots go back to the 9th-century Christiana religio coins of Louis the Pious.

Alison Rowlands investigates the case of a 'child-witch' during the Thirty Years War.

The article that follows comes from True to Both My Selves, Katrin Fitzherbert's prize-winning history of her Anglo-German family. Spanning a century and two world wars, the book centres on three generations of women who each lived part of their lives as Germans and part as Britons, depending on the state of politics between the two countries.

Richard Wilkinson explains what went wrong in Anglo-German relations before the First World War.

David Williamson examines two seemingly irreconcilable schools of thought.

Graham Noble illustrates Luther's anti-Jewish views and distinguishes them from those of the Nazis.

A.D. Harvey assesses the role of the Soviet Air Force in the defeat of Nazism.

Richard Overy argues that the lesson Hitler Drew from 1914-18 was not that a major war should be avoided, but that Germany should prepare more systematically so that, next time, she would win.

Sean Lang has built his passion for history on several key experiences, both in terms of teaching and learning.

John Erickson reviews the recent controversies surrounding Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.