Exploring Central European History: A Wirth Institute Podcast with Joseph F. Patrouch

Austro-Hungarians in Canada’s Internment Camps, 1914-1920: Part of a Worldwide Story

Starting in the 1890’s, countries around the world, including Spain, the US, and the British Empire, began a policy of interning populations considered potentially danger

Lt. Commander Sir Georg von Trapp and Maria Kutschera: The Story behind the “Sound of Music”

When thinking about Austria, many people in North America almost automatically think of the movie and musical “The Sound of Music”. In this presentation, Professor Patrou

Marie Antoinette was not alone: Medieval and Early Modern Habsburg Marriage Diplomacy. The Women who left Home

Many people have heard the phrase “Let others wage war: thou, happy Austria, marry” in reference to the Habsburgs’ diplomatic undertakings. In this talk, Professor Patrou

The Vienna World’s Fair of 1873: Big Plans, not so big Results

Recently, the study of the various world’s fairs held around the globe starting in London in 1851 have attracted scholars’ attention. Professor Patrouch takes listeners o

Early Modern Climate Change: “The Little Ice Age” hits Central Europe

For decades historians have been accumulating data showing a marked cooling of the European climate in the later Medieval and Early Modern periods. Using three case studi

A Late Medieval Pandemic: The “Black Death” and the Rise of the Habsburg Dynasty

The Wirth Institute is pleased to present a special six-part original podcast series hosted by Wirth Institute Director, Joseph F. Patrouch - a Professor in the Departmen