Lithuanian history

  • History

English Aristocrats in Kražiai in the Middle of the 16th Century

Catherine Willaughby, the Duchess of Suffolk (1519/1520-1580) and her second husband Richard Bertie (1517-1582), who were closely tied to England’s…

8 years ago
  • Defence
  • European Union

Germany Minister of Defence: Never again will freedom of Lithuania be sacrificed

In her congratulatory message to the German-led NATO battalion in Lithuania, Germany's Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday…

8 years ago
  • Society

The day Lithuania became a culture of we

Nearly three thousand participants walked this day to pay tribute to the over 2,000 Jewish Lithuanians - 700 adults and…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

Hollywood actor Rūta Lee explores her family history in Lithuania

Hollywood actor Rūta Lee's last visit to Lithuania, the land of her fathers, has been nothing if not eventful.To read…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Archaeologists hunt for Lithuania’s first navy ship at bottom of Baltic sea

The dream of Klaipėda University (KU) scientists of finding the legendary interwar ship President Smetona (Prezidentas Smetona) may finally be…

9 years ago
  • Society

British expat peels layers of Litvak history in Kaunas

People like anniversaries, and 75 years since the establishment of Kaunas Ghetto is a good opportunity to remember the history…

9 years ago
  • Global LT

New book traces life and career of Lozoraitis couple

The House of Signatories, the building where the Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed in 1918, served as a…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

“National conscience” Marcinkevičius stirs emotions, national debate from beyond the grave

Diverging views on poetry has become an issue of a heated debate on history and censorship after Lithuania's minister of…

9 years ago
  • Culture

Historic and modern Vilnius in then-and-now photos celebrate city’s birthday

On this day in 1323, Grand Duke Gediminas, the ruler of Lithuania at the time, wrote a letter that has…

9 years ago