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The Holy Roman Empire
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
Contents
Chapter 1: Introductory
Chapter 2: The Roman Empire Before the Invasion of the Barbarians
Chapter 3: The Barbarian Invasions
Chapter 4: Restoration of the Empire in the West
Chapter 5: Empire and Policy of Charles
Chapter 6: Carolingian and Italian Emperors
Chapter 7: Theory of the Medæval Empire
Chapter 8: The Roman Empire and the German Kingdom
Chapter 9: Saxon and Franconian Emperors
Chapter 10: Struggle of the Empire and the Papacy
Chapter 11: The Emperors in Italy: Frederick Barbarossa
Chapter 12: Imperial Titles and Pretensions
Chapter 13: Fall of the Hohenstaufen
Chapter 14: The Germanic Constitution - the Seven Electors
Chapter 15: The Empire as an International Power
Chapter 16: The City of Rome in the Middle Ages
Chapter 17: The Renaissance: Change in the Character of the Empire
Chapter 18: The Reformation and Its Effects upon the Empire
Chapter 19: The Peace of Westphalia: Last Stage in the Decline of the Empire
Chapter 20: Fall of the Empire
Chapter 21: Conclusion and General Summary
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- Mark C
- 16-10-21
Over verbose and confusing
This subject is unduly complicated by verbose language and convoluted statements added to a pompous reading . it made history dry and suggests an academic arrogance over the listener . My view was the author lacks sufficient understanding to present the subject concisely and clearly.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-10-24
Prose unsuited to audio exacerbated by hammy narrator
The book is unsuited to the audio format. The author's prose is circuitous and turgid throughout making it very hard to keep track of the point being made. Meandering digressions are frequent, unsupported generalisations common, Latin and other non-English quotations are presented untranslated, and facts that might give the listener a handhold such as dates, locations, and concrete events are stated infrequently. The difficulty of absorbing information from the book is sadly exacerbated by the narrator, who adopts an aggrandizing Thespian tone, taking arch relish in almost every clause. A short snippet sounds dramatic and potent, but while the narrator indulges himself in munching through the words like well buttered crumpets the overarching direction of each paragraph is lost. I've listened to multiple long history books that entertained, enthused, and educated me. This was not one of them.
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