James Hawes


James Hawes is author of the book The Shortest History of Germany.

Articles by James Hawes
An engraving depicts King Alfred the Great of England dividing his kingdom into counties and instituting tithes as a form of taxation.
An engraving depicts King Alfred the Great of England dividing his kingdom into counties and instituting tithes as a form of taxation.
Olaf Scholz looks on during a two-day party meeting on February 07, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
Olaf Scholz looks on during a two-day party meeting on February 07, 2021 in Berlin, Germany.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Jens Spahn, and Friedrich Merz at a regional German Christian Democratic Union gathering in Halle, Germany, on Nov. 22. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Jens Spahn, and Friedrich Merz at a regional German Christian Democratic Union gathering in Halle, Germany, on Nov. 22. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)