An Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year "Deserves to be
hailed as a magnum opus." -Tom Holland, The Telegraph
"Ambitious...seeks to rehabilitate the Holy Roman Empire's
reputation by re-examining its place within the larger sweep of
European history...Succeeds splendidly in rescuing the empire from
its critics." -Wall Street Journal 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 supremacy. In this
strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. Wilson explains how the Holy
Roman Empire worked, why it was so important, and how it changed
over the course of its existence. The result is a tour de force
that raises countless questions about the nature of political and
military power and the legacy of its offspring, from Nazi Germany
to the European Union. "Engrossing...Wilson is to be congratulated
on writing the only English-language work that deals with the
empire from start to finish...A book that is relevant to our own
times." -Brendan Simms, The Times "The culmination of a lifetime of
research and thought...an astonishing scholarly achievement." -The
Spectator "Remarkable...Wilson has set himself a staggering task,
but it is one at which he succeeds heroically." -Times Literary
Supplement
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