Ebook {Epub PDF} Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire by Peter H. Wilson

Massive, ancient, and powerful, the Holy Roman Empire formed the heart of Europe from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later. An engine for inventions and ideas, with no fixed capital and no common language or culture, it derived its legitimacy from the ideal of a unified Christian civilization―though this did not prevent emperors from clashing with the pope for /5().  · Heart of Europe is one of those books which can rightfully be called a tome: a sprawling history of the Holy Roman Empire from its beginnings with Charlemagne to its dismantling by Napoleon to the ways in which the Empire has been used and abused by modern historians and politicians. I'm giving it a four stars out of five largely out of sheer respect for the mastery of such a wide range of /5.  · Yet as Peter Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individual nation-states. And its legacy can be seen today in debates over the nature of the European Union. Heart of Europe traces the Empire from its origins within Charlemagne’s kingdom in to its demise in By the mid-tenth century its core rested in the German kingdom, .

Drawing on a wealth of research, Peter Wilson offers an alternative interpretation of the Empire's last three centuries. The Holy Roman Empire , second edition: * Explains key stages in the Empire's development within the context of wider European history. * Provides a comprehensive guide to its institutions and the central debates. Wilson (History/Univ. of Hull; The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy, , etc.) delves into the makeup, structure, and lands of the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted "more than a millennium, well over twice as long as imperial Rome itself." Beginning with the coronation of Charlemagne in , the empire lasted until the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars brought about its dissolution. Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Hardcover) Published February 29th by Belknap Press. Hardcover, 1, pages. Author (s): Peter H. Wilson. ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English.

Heart of Europe.: Peter H. Wilson. Harvard University Press, - History - pages. 0 Reviews. An Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year “Ambitious seeks to rehabilitate. Yet as Peter Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individual nation-states. And its legacy can be seen today in debates over the nature of the European Union. Heart of Europe traces the Empire from its origins within Charlemagne’s kingdom in to its demise in By the mid-tenth century its core rested in the German kingdom, and ultimately its territory stretched from France and Denmark to Italy and Poland. Heart of Europe is one of those books which can rightfully be called a tome: a sprawling history of the Holy Roman Empire from its beginnings with Charlemagne to its dismantling by Napoleon to the ways in which the Empire has been used and abused by modern historians and politicians. I'm giving it a four stars out of five largely out of sheer respect for the mastery of such a wide range of sources and scholarship that are needed to write such a work.