Heart of Europe : a history of the Holy Roman Empire /

"The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire distilled the disdain of generations when he quipped it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter Wilson shows, the Holy Roma...

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Main Author:	Wilson, Peter H. (Peter Hamish) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2016.
Edition:	First Harvard University Press edition, 2016.
Subjects:	Politics and government. Holy Roman Empire > History. Holy Roman Empire > Politics and government. Europe > Holy Roman Empire. History.