In his war with Saxony, he committed atrocities against ... that title would evolve into Leader of the Holy Roman Empire, which did not exist during Charlemagne's time. Once crowned, Charlemagne ...

The Holy Roman Empire, it was famously put (by Voltaire, I think), was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. Likewise, the First Amendment "actual malice" test isn't actually about malice ...

What do Jägermeister, the Holy Roman Empire and Casanova have in common? DW's Barbara Woolsey goes to Lower Saxony to discover Wolfenbüttel, an old town with a few new tricks. The first time I l ...

A king of Spain and archduke of Austria, Charles V ruled over the Holy Roman Empire for nearly 40 years ... a scholar and member of the royal court of Saxony known for his support of the ...

The Roman Empire is a somewhat neglected part of history, but Peter H Wilson’s tome sets the record straight and reveals new secrets, writes Michael Duggan. The most puzzling thing about the ...

Joachim Whaley's ground-breaking history of the Holy Roman Empire escapes the shadow cast by the Nazis, finds Peter Oborne. By Peter Oborne 28 March 2012 • 10:37am The Court of Emperor Frederick ...