Exile Governments, Academics, and Activists in the Capital of Free Europe, 1940–1945
For the last couple of months, we have been using the blue “Keep Calm and Wash Your Hands” poster (left) for our blog series on the links between war historiography and understanding how we...
Many countries have lifted lockdowns, while others continue to be badly affected. As of now, more than 650.000 people have died of the coronavirus (WHO 28.7.2020: 650.805 confirmed deaths, current numbers here). While for...
The summer holidays of 2020 are approaching, and the only thing that can be said with certainty is that they will look and be quite different: social distancing instead of crowded beaches, mandatory mask-wearing...
There are various problems of comparing a health crisis to any war, and in particular to the Second World War. However, the comparisons are all around us: While German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeyer pointed to...
Drawing comparisons between Corona and warfare seems omnipresent in the current crisis, as the United Nations, Macron, Merkel and even the British Queen have referred to the coronavirus pandemic as the biggest challenge since...
Last week, French president Macron declared we were “at war” with a virus. The rhetoric had been martial before – „fighting“ the virus, doctors „at the front“ against an invisible “enemy“ – but now,...
Due to the recent spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the Humboldt University Berlin has taken immediate precautionary measures. All events, conferences and conventions are cancelled until July 20th 2020. Unfortunately, this also applies to...
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"Capital of Europe" is a blog following the Freigeist research project "The London Moment. Transnational Collaboration of Governments-in-exile during the Second World War and its Impact on European History". The project, coordinated by Dr. Julia Eichenberg, the Principle Investigator, is based at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin and funded by the Volkswagen-Stiftung.
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