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200 years have elapsed since the Battle of Waterloo, a watershed moment in European history that simultaneously ended more than twenty years of war on the European continent and halted French attempts of domination. This victory of European coalition forces against Napoleon is a historical event that should be remembered...

On Monday 16 March, at the House of Lords, Lord Lexden OBE chaired a panel discussion co-hosted by The Henry Jackson Society and The Project for Democratic Union, exploring how British and European unions interrelate, and the implications of current challenges, risks and opportunities for the survival of these unions. The...

On February 24th, the Project for Democratic Union (PDU), together with the Hanns Seidel Stiftung hosted an event featuring esteemed German political scientist, Werner Weidenfeld and Cambridge historian and PDU President, Brendan Simms as part of the Hanns Seidel Stiftung's 'Visions for Europe' series. The event was held...

From The Independent, 05 April 2015. The 200-year-old skeleton found under a car park on the site of the Battle of Waterloo has been identified as a Hanoverian with a hunchback, fighting to liberate his homeland from Napoleonic occupation. Military historian Gareth Glover believes the soldier to be Friedrich Brandt, 23, a...