Warning: Do Not Read This Article About The 'Erfurt Latrine Disaster' If You Are Eating Or Are Easily Nauseated! In history, there would be very few events that can claim the title of being as bizarre, tragic, and downright gross as the Erfurt Latrine Disaster of 1184. The dispute eventually reached King Henry VI of Erfurt in Germany, who sought …
Germany's grandmothers take on the far-right ahead of key state elections toggle caption Sascha Thelen/picture alliance/dpa/Getty Images ERFURT, Germany — Amid the throng and bustle of Saturday shoppers in the cathedral city of Erfurt, a group of women in their 70s has gathered on a medieval market square, holding signs that read Omas gegen Rechts — Grandmas against the far-right. …
In the aftermath of England’s Euro 2024 final loss to Spain there were tears and tantrums - but eventually an air of acceptance. Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham cut despondent figures after Sunday's final England believed it was their moment, but they were ultimately beaten by a better Spain England are respected, if not feared, again after decades in the …
It was hard to tell if the bewigged singer on a pop-up stage in a courtyard here in Erfurt was a Freddie Mercury tribute act or a fan of Graeme Souness and Terry McDermott. On every street corner in this medieval town was a band — all part of an open-air festival to celebrate the summer solstice. Mail Sport's Craig …
Erfurt is known best as the city that shaped the philosophy of Martin Luther, the German priest who was central to the Protestant Reformation in Europe in the 1500s. Testament to the city’s illustrious past as a trade centre is stamped all over the well-preserved and infinitely walkable old town. Looming large over the old town centre, standing side by …