While the underlying causes were numerous, historians generally accept that the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was ...

His naval career spanned five decades, against a backdrop of power struggles across Europe. It was back in Orkney however that in October 1725 he was shot in the chest in Kirkwall ...

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand led to events that meant even if people didn’t want to fight, they had made promises which had to be kept. 28th July 1914 – Austria-Hungary ...

Spectacular” treasures awarded to an Orcadian naval officer for his actions during an 18th century siege have returned to Orkney after ...

Who: Bosnian-Serbian nationalist who, at 19, assassinated heir-apparent to the Austro-Hungarian throne Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg. Why is he important?: ...