The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction
Very Short Introductions
This Very Short Introduction explores the thousand-year history of the Holy Roman Empire, from its origins in 800 as Charlemagne’s Frankish kingdom, to its destruction by Napoleon. Throughout, Joachim Whaley analyses the empire’s crucial impact and role in the history of European power and politics.
HBJD; HBLC; HBLH; HBLL
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Joachim Whaley (Professor of German History and Thought, University of Cambridge) – Oxford University Press