Description: An astonishing, essential book on what was for ten centuries Europe's largest state - the Holy Roman Empire A 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 the course of countless wars - indeed, European history as a whole makes no sense without it. In this strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. Wilson explains how the empire worked. 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. 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.
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EAN: 9780141047478
UPC: 9780141047478
ISBN: 9780141047478
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Item Length: 19.7 cm
Number of Pages: 1008 Pages
Publication Name: The Holy Roman Empire: a Thousand Years of Europe's History
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Item Height: 198 mm
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 707 g
Author: Peter H. Wilson
Item Width: 129 mm
Format: Paperback