Nostalgia for the Habsburgs

[aiwac]

Here's an excellent article on the world of the Habsburgs - and how they destroyed it themselves:

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/27/the_house_of_habsburg_revisited_empire_nostalgia_austria_hungary_central_europe

An ever present reminder of how WW1 affected all of Europe, not just the soldiers in the trenches.

[centurion]

Your link causes a somewhat insistent pop up demanding a registration but anyway I sometimes think that getting rid of the Merovingian dynasty was an error (but I do have a beard and don't get my hair cut too short)

[Gareth Davies]

Yes, FP does require registration, but it is free and well worth the effort. It's an excellent magazine/journal and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Foreign Policy/foreign affairs.

[BottsGreys]

aiwac:

Thanks for the link--a very interesting article.

Chris