Frederick the Great
Few rulers can have rejoiced in a less appropriate sobriquet than Augustus the Strong
The 17th-century Elector of Saxony was notoriously vain and incompetent, and his reckless bid for the Polish crown was disastrous for all concerned
Atheist and gay, Frederick the Great was more radical than most leaders today
Reacquaintance with Germany is long overdue for most English people. Before 1914 it was at least as familiar as France…
