You’re listening to Today in History, a short look at an event from the past.

This is Slow English FM’s history capsule, where we explore one event from the past. This episode looks at the royal wedding behind Oktoberfest.

EmmaEncyclopaedia Britannica says Oktoberfest began in Munich on October 12, 1810, as part of a celebration for the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Ludwig was the Bavarian crown prince. The wedding is the event behind the festival’s origin.