The Holy Roman Empire av Peter H. Wilson

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<p><b><i>THE SUNDAY TIMES </i>AND <i>ECONOMIST </i>BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016<br><br></b><b>''A definitive study of the amorphous state that lasted a thousand years ... <i>The Holy Roman Empire</i> deserves to be hailed as a magnum opus'' Tom Holland, <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br><br></b><b>''Engrossing ... staggering ... a book that is relevant to our own times'' <i>The Times</i><br><br>''Masterly ... If, like most people, you know little more about the Holy Roman Empire other than Voltaire''s bon mot - "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire" - then this is the book for you'' Daniel Johnson, <i>Sunday Times</i><br><br>''A history that helps us understand Europe''s problems today ... interesting and provocative, makes the complex understandable'' Christopher Kissane, <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br>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 engi