The Holy Roman Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia [2 volumes]

Reference entries, overview essays, and primary source document excerpts survey the history and unveil the successes and failures of the longest-lasting European empire.

• Provides a historical essay to give a concise overview of the Holy Roman Empire

• Presents a timeline that highlights key events in the empire's long history

• Offers topical sections of reference entries on significant topics

• Features entries and a bibliography for further reading

• Uses primary source documents to give readers firsthand accounts of life in the Holy Roman Empire