Shortly before 1200 the the red flag with white cross replaced the original, completely red, flag of the Holy Roman Empire, on which the Emperor superimposed a white cross when he embarked on crusades ...

At the end of World War II, it was discovered that the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire had vanished from their secret vault in Nuremberg. The mystery of who stole the jewels was left ...

For answers we should look back in time to when Germany was part of the Holy Roman Empire. The empire scarcely seems worthy of discussion today. If it has any resonance at all, it is usually ...

Henry, eleven years younger than Constance, was a member of the German Hohenstaufen family who ruled the Holy Roman Empire during much of the 12 th and 13 th centuries. The Empire included most of ...

Christian history begins with the life and death of Jesus Christ and continues with the formation of the early Christian church, Emperor Constantine's Holy Roman Empire and the great schism into ...

Rana Mitter reads a new history of the Holy Roman Empire written by Chichele Professor of History Peter H Wilson and discusses Christianity today with Rupert Shortt. Show more Rana Mitter reads a ...