Showing posts with label holy roman empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holy roman empire. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 1, 2022
History Corner
Did you know . . . that Charlemagne's thing wasn't the Holy Roman Empire? That came later. Also, Charlemagne is a dumb name to call him, but I guess we're stuck with it.
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Addendum
At least it wasn't unholy, like when Justinian was a demon sent from hell to depopulate the Earth and sent his head flying around the palace at night. That's a historical fact from your boy Procopius. Look it up.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
History Corner
The Holy Roman Empire was both Roman and an empire. That fun quotation was about its dying days, not its entire existence. Now the holy part, well, you know, I mean, things are complicated sometimes.
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