59.0000 Peter H.An astonishing, essential book on what was for ten centuries Europe's largest state - the Holy Roman EmpireĪ great, sprawling, ancient and unique entity, the Holy Roman Empire, from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later, formed the heart of Europe. The result is a tour de force - a book that raises countless questions about the nature of political and military power, about diplomacy and the nature of European civilization and about the legacy of the empire, which has continued to haunt its offspring, from imperial and Nazi Germany to the European Union. It is not a chronological history, but an attempt to convey to readers the Empire's unique nature, why it was so important and how it changed over its existence. In this strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. 9780141047478 The Holy Roman Empire 59.0000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/non-fiction/history /shop/books/non-fiction/history/general /shop/books/non-fiction An astonishing, essential book on what was for ten centuries Europe's largest state - the Holy Roman Empire It was a great engine for inventions and ideas, it was the origin of many modern European states, from Germany to the Czech Republic, its relations with Italy, France and Poland dictated the course of countless wars - indeed, European history as a whole makes no sense without it. An astonishing, essential book on what was for ten centuries Europe's largest state - the Holy Roman EmpireĪ great, sprawling, ancient and unique entity, the Holy Roman Empire, from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later, formed the heart of Europe. It was a great engine for inventions and ideas, it was the origin of many modern European states, from Germany to the Czech Republic, its relations with Italy, France and Poland dictated t.

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