Exile Governments, Academics, and Activists in the Capital of Free Europe, 1940–1945
As I delved into my doctoral project, I found myself frequently reflecting on the influence of London and its exilic infrastructure on shaping my research pursuits. While my conclusions continue to evolve, I have...
11th Early Career Workshop of the German Association for British Studies (AGF) Location: Institute of History, University of Bonn Organizer: German Association for British Studies (AGF) Date: November 29, 2024 Application Deadline: August 31,...
Examining financial and economic experts during the London Moment, as I intend to do in my dissertation project , is a challenging endeavor. During the time in exile, numerous working groups, committees, and panels...
In March 2023, I had the fantastic opportunity to spend a month conducting archival research in London with a scholarship from the German Historical Institute. As a follow-up to this research stay, I wrote...
Printing several tonnes of paper money in British exile, storing it there temporarily and shipping it back home after the end of the war – this may seem very bizarre at first. On closer...
With “mon cher ami” Paul van Zeeland, Belgian foreign politician, began a letter to the Polish political advisor Józef Retinger in 1946, in which he proposed an initial meeting to establish an association for...
During the “London Moment”, the central banks of the occupied countries were essential[1]: on one hand, they helped the national governments-in-exile to achieve financial security, on the other, they facilitated the exchange of knowledge...
The history of governments-in-exile residing in London during the Second World War often includes the fate of European monarchs being forced to flee their countries and finding themselves in unaccustomed circumstances. One rather tragic...
When Nazi Germany invaded mainland Greece in April 1941, the Greek King Georg II formed a government that first departed to Crete. As the Germans were occupying Crete, the government fled to Egypt in...
Compared to the rest of Britain, London features an above-average percentage of ethnic minorities, which make up almost 20% of the population (4.2% Caribbean, 6.6% Indian, 7.0% African).[1] However, only 4% of London’s approximately...
Opening Scene: A heated debate is raging in the British Parliament: Clement Attlee, head of the opposition Labour Party, explains to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain what he thinks of his appeasement policy and explains his condition for a coalition government: His condition is called Winston Churchill. (Not Lord Halifax, as favoured by the Conservatives.) Thus, Churchill is present in the film before he even appears for the first time.
At the southern side of Hyde Park, just a couple of steps from the golden Albert Memorial, lies a Polish island in the centre of London. Situated in Princes Garden next to various embassies,...
On Whitehall in Westminster, London’s government district, the cenotaph commemorates the British soldiers killed in the First World War. Until today, it is at the centre of Remembrance Day service, taking place on the...
He had no talent for playing the violin, but was full of promise with the paintbrush. But he was not allowed to make full use of it because of his mother’s fear that he...
Since I first went online to research the history of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) a few years ago, the party has given its website a thorough makeover. Much cleaner and containing a...
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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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