THE SUNDAY TIMES AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016
''A definitive study of the amorphous state that lasted a thousand years ... The Holy Roman Empire deserves to be hailed as a magnum opus'' Tom Holland, Daily Telegraph
''Engrossing ... staggering ... a book that is relevant to our own times'' The Times
''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, Sunday Times
''A history that helps us understand Europe''s problems today ... interesting and provocative, makes the complex understandable'' Christopher Kissane, Guardian
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
