Tag Archives: Holy Roman Empire

What Comes Next? Power Transitions in the Middle Ages

Posted on January 20, 2017 by E. C. Ambrose

Today is a big day in America, yet it’s an event that occurs every four or eight years: the inauguration of a new president.  Since I’ve also been listening to the Hamilton soundtrack, by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the words of King … Continue reading →

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The Two Emperors: part II, Charles IV

Posted on March 11, 2016 by E. C. Ambrose

At the end of the first part of this blog, I noted that Charles IV could not have been more different from his rival, Louis the Bavarian.  Charles, born 1316, was 34 years younger, handsome and affable. He was highly … Continue reading →

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The Two Emperors: part I, Louis the Bavarian, the Man who Named his own Pope

Posted on March 5, 2016 by E. C. Ambrose

During the period when the Dark Apostle novels are set, much of central Europe was consolidated as the Holy Roman Empire (which the wags are fond of pointing out was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire–all valid points, but … Continue reading →

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Infernal Politics: Dante and the Separation of Church and State

Posted on December 19, 2012 by E. C. Ambrose

So I am reading up on 14th century Rome, as noted earlier, and also listening to a course on tape about epics, and both have suddenly converged on a curious note:  the Medieval origins of the separation of church and … Continue reading →

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