Project Gutenberg 2013-11-04 Public domain in the USA. 271 Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount 1838 1922 Bryce, Viscount The Holy Roman Empire Reading ease score: 53.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Melissa McDaniel, Stephen Rowland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Holy Roman Empire" by James Bryce is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the evolution and significance of the Holy Roman Empire, exploring its complex political and cultural history from the Roman times through the medieval period and into the 19th century. The author's intention is to illuminate the Empire not merely as a political entity but as a significant institution shaped by the interplay of various beliefs and traditions. The beginning of the book introduces the reader to the historical backdrop leading to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, marking the resignation of Emperor Francis II in 1806 as a momentous occasion that signified the end of an institution that had persisted for centuries. Bryce emphasizes the Empire's longstanding influence on Christendom and the foundational ideas that underpinned it, notably the fusion of Roman and Teutonic elements. The chapter outlines the challenges faced by the Roman Empire leading up to the medieval period, including barbarian invasions and the rise of Christianity, which shaped the political landscape and the essence of governance within the Empire. Bryce sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the institutional rather than merely event-driven history of the Empire in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44101/44101-h/images/titlepage.jpg en Holy Roman Empire -- History DD Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1148415 1148418 2024-10-18T13:23:04.731247 2023-09-19T08:48:18.247286 text/html text/html 1133286 2013-11-03T20:19:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 395157 2013-11-03T20:20:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 425989 2024-10-18T13:23:22.077185 application/epub+zip 438116 2024-10-18T13:23:07.564228 application/epub+zip 429284 2024-10-18T13:23:06.133249 application/epub+zip 756061 2024-10-18T13:23:32.215110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 675198 2024-10-18T13:23:20.538157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666923 2022-09-20T06:44:24.527178 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 871079 2024-10-18T13:23:01.705229 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 871852 2013-11-03T20:19:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 333932 2013-11-03T20:20:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 870259 2013-11-03T20:20:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 332325 2013-11-03T20:20:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 870748 2013-11-03T20:20:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 332012 2013-11-03T20:20:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22868 2024-10-18T13:23:32.379090 application/rdf+xml 7743 2024-10-18T13:23:06.362227 image/jpeg 2014 2024-10-18T13:23:06.250209 image/jpeg 394382 2024-10-18T13:23:04.817266 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia