The Birth of Dada
Unreason reigned supreme in Zurich on 5 February 1916 as Dada made its debut at the Cabaret Voltaire.
Switzerland
Oswald of Northumbria: An English Saint in the Alps
The English saint Oswald of Northumbria proved incredibly popular in the medieval German-speaking world. How did he get there?
The Affair of the Sausages
On 9 March 1522 the Swiss Reformation began with an ‘ostentatious eating of sausages.’
The Violent Life of the Medieval Monks
Meant to live a life of perfect peacefulness and contemplation, in reality monks were human and fallible. How violent could life in the medieval cloister be?
When Nostalgia Was Deadly
When it was first named in 17th-century Switzerland, nostalgia was a very real – and very dangerous – disease.
What Good Did the League of Nations Do?
The League of Nations has been much derided, but it laid the foundations for an international court and established bodies that the United Nations maintains today.