It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Joachim Whaley
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Voltaire's description of the Holy Roman Empire as 'neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire' is often cited to underline its worthlessness. German historians traditionally despised it because it had allegedly impeded German unification. Since 1945 scholars have been more positive but the empire's history and significance is still largely misunderstood. In this Very Short Introduction Joachim Whaley outlines the fascinating thousand-year history of the Holy Roman Empire. Founded in 800 on the basis of Charlemagne's Frankish kingdom, its imperial title went to the German monarchy which became...
The Holy Roman Empire: A Very Short Introduction by Joachim Whaley is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.
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