In anticipation of my forthcoming book, How Madness Shaped History, I have been detailing the lives of some of history’s odd and tragic characters. Today, I turn to a story of forbidden sexuality and ...
Explore the life of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the visionary behind Neuschwanstein Castle and other stunning palaces. This ...
Everybody (well, nearly everybody) has heard of mad King Ludwig II, the eccentric scion of the Wittelsbachs, who dotted Bavaria’s picturesque hilltops with an insanely extravagant clatch of castles, ...
Die Busse kommen jeden Tag, einer nach dem anderen. Reisegruppen steigen aus, strömen hinauf zum Schloss: Besichtigung, Handy-Fotos von „Ludwig‘s castle“, danach Souvenirläden, Schweinsbraten oder ...