Geoffrey Barraclough

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BIOGRAPHY

Chichele Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford, 1970–73. President, The Historical Association, 1964–67.

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Articles

Map of Europe about 800 CE showing the extent of the Frankish kingdom under Charlemagne in light purple, covering much of present-day France, Germany, northern Italy, and neighboring regions. Areas inhabited by Slavic peoples who were tributary to Charlemagne are shaded in a darker purple to the east of the Frankish kingdom, including groups such as the Bohemians, Moravians, and Croats. Major cities, rivers, and neighboring kingdoms are labeled for context.

Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire, the varying complex of lands in western and central Europe ruled by the Holy Roman emperor, a title held first by Frankish and then by German kings for 10 centuries. The Holy Roman Empire existed for over a millennium from 800 to 1806. The empire was in many ways an attempt to…

Holy Roman emperor

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