Richard Evans


Richard Evans is a British historian of 20th-century Europe with a focus on Germany and World War II. His latest book is, “The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914."
Articles by Richard Evans
The union of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert had royal ripple effects across Europe; Prince Harry’s marriage to American actress Meghan Markle carries far less diplomatic weight.
The union of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert had royal ripple effects across Europe; Prince Harry’s marriage to American actress Meghan Markle carries far less diplomatic weight.
Donald Trump and Miss America contestants at Trump Tower, in New York on May 8, 2012.
Donald Trump and Miss America contestants at Trump Tower, in New York on May 8, 2012.

The Teflon Don

YANGON, MYANMAR - NOVEMBER 08:  Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition politician, chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, arrives at the polling station to cast vote during Myanmar's first free and fair election on November 8, 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar. The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years, following decades of military rule.  (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)
YANGON, MYANMAR - NOVEMBER 08: Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition politician, chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in Burma, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, arrives at the polling station to cast vote during Myanmar's first free and fair election on November 8, 2015 in Yangon, Myanmar. The elections will be Myanmar's first openly contested polls in 25 years, following decades of military rule. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)