The Holy Roman Empire

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes.

CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
Introductory.
CHAPTER II.
The Roman Empire before the Invasion of the Barbarians.
CHAPTER III.
The Barbarian Invasions.
CHAPTER IV.
Restoration of the Empire in the West.
CHAPTER V.
Empire and Policy of Charles.
CHAPTER VI.
Carolingian and Italian Emperors.
CHAPTER VII.
Theory of the Mediæval Empire.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Roman Empire and the German Kingdom.
CHAPTER IX.
Saxon and Franconian Emperors.
CHAPTER X.
Struggle of the Empire and the Papacy.
CHAPTER XI.
The Emperors in Italy: Frederick Barbarossa.
CHAPTER XII.
Imperial Titles and Pretensions.
Territorial Limits of the Empire—Its Claims of Jurisdiction over other Countries
CHAPTER XIII.
Fall of the Hohenstaufen.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Germanic Constitution—the Seven Electors.
CHAPTER XV.
The Empire as an International Power.
CHAPTER XVI.
The City of Rome in the Middle Ages.
CHAPTER XVII.
The Renaissance: Change in the Character of the Empire.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Reformation and its Effects upon the Empire.
CHAPTER XIX.
The Peace of Westphalia: Last Stage in the Decline of the Empire.
CHAPTER XX.
Fall of the Empire.
CHAPTER XXI.
Conclusion: General Summary.
APPENDIX
INDEX

About the Author
JAMES BRYCE, D.C.L.
FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE
and
PROFESSOR OF CIVIL LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD