Conrad II, 990-1039 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Conrad II, 990-1039 write by Herwig Wolfram. This book was released on 2010-11-01. Conrad II, 990-1039 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this biography of the German emperor Conrad II (990&–1039), internationally renowned medievalist Herwig Wolfram paints a fascinating portrait of a consummate politician set against the background of a Europe entering a new millennium. Conrad was the founder of the Salian Dynasty, under whose almost century-long dominion Germany became the most powerful state in Western Europe. He was also the first emperor of the high Middle Ages to rule the three kingdoms of Germany, Italy, and Burgundy. Conrad&’s reign marked the triumph of the concept of &“kingdom&” and the zenith of what has been termed &“imperial grandeur.&” He broadened the internal bases of imperial power and brought the full weight of his office to bear upon popes, clerics, and abbots in the pursuit of his ecclesiastical policies. His astounding ability to achieve his political goals was practically unparalleled among the emperors of the High Middle Ages. Wolfram sees Conrad as a politician in almost the modern sense of the word, capable of exploiting the political, social, and economic structures of his day in order to exert his authority and marginalize his opponents. The result is an intimate portrait filled with fresh insights about Conrad and his consort, Gisela, who&—as Wolfram demonstrates&—played an influential advisory role with her husband. First published in 2000, this work demonstrates Wolfram&’s masterly command of the sources and the storyteller&’s craft, making Conrad II a compelling history of an emperor and his magnificent epoch.
Domus Bolezlai
Domus Bolezlai - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Domus Bolezlai write by Przemysław Wiszewski. This book was released on 2010. Domus Bolezlai available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Focused on the formative force of national identity for the Poles the transmission of values the book offers a tour of a huge set of primary sources from the period 966-1138 in search of the traditions of the Piasts the ruling dynasty of Poland.
Heart of Europe
Heart of Europe - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Heart of Europe write by Peter H. Wilson. This book was released on 2016-04-04. Heart of Europe available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An Economist and Sunday Times Best Book of the Year “Deserves to be hailed as a magnum opus.” —Tom Holland, The Telegraph “Ambitious...seeks to rehabilitate the Holy Roman Empire’s reputation by re-examining its place within the larger sweep of European history...Succeeds splendidly in rescuing the empire from its critics.” —Wall Street Journal Massive, ancient, and powerful, the Holy Roman Empire formed the heart of Europe from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later. An engine for inventions and ideas, with no fixed capital and no common language or culture, it derived its legitimacy from the ideal of a unified Christian civilization—though this did not prevent emperors from clashing with the pope for supremacy. In this strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. Wilson explains how the Holy Roman Empire worked, why it was so important, and how it changed over the course of its existence. The result is a tour de force that raises countless questions about the nature of political and military power and the legacy of its offspring, from Nazi Germany to the European Union. “Engrossing...Wilson is to be congratulated on writing the only English-language work that deals with the empire from start to finish...A book that is relevant to our own times.” —Brendan Simms, The Times “The culmination of a lifetime of research and thought...an astonishing scholarly achievement.” —The Spectator “Remarkable...Wilson has set himself a staggering task, but it is one at which he succeeds heroically.” —Times Literary Supplement
Nelson's Encyclopaedia
Nelson's Encyclopaedia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nelson's Encyclopaedia write by . This book was released on 1907. Nelson's Encyclopaedia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Slavs in the Middle Ages Between Idea and Reality
Slavs in the Middle Ages Between Idea and Reality - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Slavs in the Middle Ages Between Idea and Reality write by Eduard Mühle. This book was released on 2023. Slavs in the Middle Ages Between Idea and Reality available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Presenting the history of the Slavs in the Middle Ages in a new light, this study shows how the 'Slavs' were treated as a cultural construct and as such politically instrumentalized, and describes the real structures behind the phenomenon.
