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Wilhelm vs Bismarck: Who really unified Germany?

Or: Kaiser Wilhelm I. as you've never seen him before

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Katja Hoyer
Apr 02, 2026
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Wilhelm and Bismarck in conversation. Img: Public Domain

When I tell people I’m a historian, one type of response I get every now and then is: “What do historians actually do these days? Surely, there…

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