Research areas
My research interests address the political and cultural history of Europe, especially of Germany and Britain and their mutual relationship in the Long Nineteenth Century. I am particularly interested in nationalism, liberalism, imperialism, militarism, foreign policy, biography and the role of monarchy throughout the nineteenth century. I completed a monograph on the German Emperor Frederick III (1831-1888) and his place within Germany's political culture for Harvard University Press (2011) and Siedler Verlag (2013). Following on from this I led a comparative research project exploring the roles of heirs to the throne in 19th-century Europe. This has resulted in further publications, including a history of royal heirs in 19th-century Europe: "Die Thronfolger. Macht und Zukunft der Monarchie im 19. Jahrhundert" (Siedler, 2019).
PhD supervision
- Mariko Okawa
- Pok Lai Leung
- Jonathan Triffitt
- James Earnshaw
- Ines Neffgen
Selected publications
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Thronfolger: Macht und Zukunft der Monarchie im 19. Jahrhundert
Muller, F. L., 1 Apr 2019, Munich: Siedler (Random House). 464 p.Research output: Book/Report ? Book
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Royal Heirs in Imperial Germany: The Future of Monarchy in Nineteenth-century Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg
Muller, F. L., Mar 2017, Basingstoke; London: PalgraveMacMillan. 269 p. (Palgrave studies in modern monarchy)Research output: Book/Report ? Book
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Royal Heirs and the Uses of Soft Power in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Muller, F. L. (ed.) & Mehrkens, H. (ed.), 2 Dec 2016, London: PalgraveMacMillan. 335 p. (Palgrave studies in modern monarchy)Research output: Book/Report ? Book
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The German Monarchies
Muller, F. L., May 2015, The Ashgate Research Companion to Imperial Germany. Jefferies, M. (ed.). Ashgate, p. 55-73 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding ? Chapter
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Der 99-Tage-Kaiser: Friedrich III. von Preußen. Prinz, Monarch, Mythos
Muller, F. L., Apr 2013, Munich: Siedler (Random House).Research output: Book/Report ? Book
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The Prince, the Crypt, and the Historians: Emperor Friedrich III and the Continuity of Monarchical Geschichtspolitik in Imperial Germany
Muller, F. L., Oct 2012, In : German Studies Review. 35, 3, p. 521-540 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Die Revolution 1848/49 (4th edition)
Muller, F. L., 2012, Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft. 154 p.Research output: Book/Report ? Book
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Our Fritz: Emperor Frederick III and the Political Culture of Imperial Germany
Muller, F. L., Sep 2011, Cambridge/Mass. & London: Harvard University Press. 342 p.Research output: Book/Report ? Book
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Man, Myth and Monuments: The Legacy of Otto von Bismarck (1866-1998)
Muller, F. L., Oct 2008, In : European History Quarterly. 38, 4, p. 626-636 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal ? Article
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Sons and heirs: succession and political culture in nineteenth-century Europe
Muller, F. L. (ed.) & Mehrkens, H. (ed.), Oct 2015, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 301 p. (Palgrave studies in modern monarchy)Research output: Book/Report ? Book