Brush up on the Pole family, Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire & the history that shaped the events in Episode 1 as seen on MASTERPIECE.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aries. They include: -- Charlemagne, founder of the Holy Roman Empire, in 742 - ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Francis Asbury, Sylvester II becoming pope, and ...

Austria, after the Holy Roman Empire ended in 1806, wanted to build a powerful central monarchy to consolidate its power.

Synagogues were classified as colleges to get around Roman laws banning secret societies ... It also held Jewish holy scriptures and documents. Outside was the temple square – this was a ...

heady days when the city served as the capital of the then Holy Roman Empire. The influx of tourism since the fall of communism in 1989 lent a much needed jolt of electricity, helping to create ...