Wilhelm I as German Emperor

Frederik Frank Sterkenburgh is Assistant Professor of Political History at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: I just returned from the battlefield in order to chase the spoils of victory: Wilhelm as Military Monarch.- Chapter 3: The Emperor was not content with simply receiving presentations and proposals: Wilhelm and Political Decision-making.- Chapter 4: It is a monument to honour and not just decoration of the building: Wilhelm’s Politics of History.- Chapter 5: As long as the princes of Germany are sovereign, there can only be a federal state: Wilhelm as German Emperor.- Chapter 6: The remarkable old man must have outsized human strengths to endure these physical efforts and emotions: Wilhelm in Berlin.- Chapter 7: As if the heartbeat of time came to a halt: Wilhelm in German Cultural Memory.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.