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The Chancellor as Courtier
Bernhard von Bülow was the longest-serving Reich Chancellor of Imperial Germany under Kaiser Wilhelm II. Appointed State Secretary of the Foreign Office in 1897 and Chancellor in 1900, he played a crucial role in the political history of the German Empire for twelve important years before the First World War. Bülow was chosen by Wilhelm II to be 'his Bismarck' and he was widely regarded as the most talented and intelligent of Bismarck's successors. Nevertheless his Chancellorship failed to fulfil its political promise, and when he resigned in 1909 he left a bitter legacy of domestic polarisation and diplomatic isolation for his successor, Bethmann Hollweg. This book explores Bülow's political role and position within the German government system between 1900 and 1909. Focusing primarily on the power structure in Berlin, it analyses the Chancellor's relations with Kaiser Wilhelm II and his ministerial colleagues, the nature of his authority within the Reich executive and the Prussian government, and his relations with the political parties and the federal states.
The Kaiser and His Court
A personal and political analysis of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II using new archival sources.
Memoirs of Prince Von Bulow - The World War and Germany's Collapse 1909-1919
PREFACE. THE Author of this very practical treatise on Scotch Loch - Fishing desires clearly that it may be of use to all who had it. He does not pretend to have written anything new, but to have attempted to put what he has to say in as readable a form as possible. Everything in the way of the history and habits of fish has been studiously avoided, and technicalities have been used as sparingly as possible. The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general. This section is interleaved with blank shects for...
Das Kaiserreich am Abgrund
Saloppe Ausserungen, die Kaiser Wilhelm II. im Sommer 1908 in Gesprachen mit einem englischen Offizier (Stuart Wortley) und einem amerikanischen Journalisten (W.B. Hale) uber brisante Fragen der deutschen Aussen- und Flottenpolitik fallen liess, sturzten das Kaiserreich im Herbst jenes Jahres in eine tiefe Krise. Die deutsche Offentlichkeit war entsetzt uber den eigenwilligen proenglischen Kurs des Kaisers und forderte das Ende des "personlichen Regiments". Die Kabinette in London, Tokio und Washington zeigten sich besturzt uber die Bereitschaft des Kaisers, den wegen unuberbruckbarer Differenzen in der maritimen Rustungspolitik fur notwendig erachteten Krieg gegen England so bald wie moglich auszufechten. Das Reich, so lautet die zentrale These der auf einer umfangreichen Dokumentation fussenden Fallstudie, driftete bereits 1908 unaufhaltsam auf den Abgrund zu.
Conflict, Catastrophe and Continuity
Offers fresh perspectives on key debates surrounding Germany's descent into and emergence from the Nazi catastrophe. This book explores relations between society, economy and international policy, and provides fresh insights into the complex continuities and discontinuities of modern German history.
Royalty and Diplomacy in Europe, 1890-1914
This 2001 book examines the diplomatic role of royal families in the era before the outbreak of the First World War. It argues that previous historians have neglected for political reasons the important political and diplomatic role of monarchs during the period. Particular attention is given to the Prusso-German, Russian and British monarchies. The Prusso-German and Russian monarchies were central in their countries' diplomacy and foreign policy, principally as a result of their control over diplomatic and political appointments. However, the book also argues that the British monarchy played a much more influential role in British diplomacy than has been accepted hitherto by historians. Individual themes examined include relations between Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II, the political significance of the ill-feeling between Wilhelm II and his uncle King Edward VII, the role of Edward VII in British diplomacy, and the impact of royal visits on pre-1914 Anglo-German relations.
