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Alch emy and authority in the Holy Roman Empire
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Tara E. Nummedal |
What distinguished the true alchemist from the fraud? This question animated the lives and labors of the common men—and occasionally women—who made a living as alchemists in the sixteenth- and sevent… |
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Heart of Europe
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Peter H. Wilson |
The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire distilled the disdain of generations when… |
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Thirty Years War
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Ronald G. Asch |
Seeking to identify the central issues of the conflict which devastated Europe between 1618 and 1648, this book emphasizes the religious and constitutional struggle in the Holy Roman Empire. War fina… |
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Charlemagne
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Rosamond McKitterick |
Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. In this magisterial new study, Rosamond McKitterick re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. She analyses th… |
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Henry IV of Germany, 1056-1106
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Robinson, I. S. |
This is the first book in English devoted to the German king and emperor Henry IV (1056-1106), whose reign was one of the most momentous in German history and a turning-point in the history of the me… |
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