Oxford General Reader: Holy Roman Empire (chinese Version)
About This Novel
Voltaire once described the Holy Roman Empire as "neither holy nor Roman nor imperial", which has led to the empire's history and significance being largely misunderstood. In this book, Joachim Whaley outlines the fascinating thousand-year history of the Holy Roman Empire. The empire was established in 800, based on the Frankish Kingdom of Charlemagne. Around 1500, the title "Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation" officially appeared. The course and history of the Empire have always been influenced by major developments in Europe, from the Reformation to the Thirty Years' War and the French Revolution until Napoleon's destruction of the Empire in 1806. More than a thousand years of a shared sense of history and the legal traditions of empire-building have shaped the landscape of German-speaking Europe's past. Through this book, Whalley analyzes the important influence and role of the empire in the history of European power and politics, and points out: There has never been a more durable political system in German history.
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