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A short history of Europe : from Charlemagne to the treaty of Lisbon

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From almost the beginning of time, men have harboured aspirations to make this vast territory one.

The Romans came close and a few centuries later, the foundations for a great European state were laid with the creation of the Holy Roman Empire - an empire different to any other in that it enjoyed the approval of God, through the Church in Rome.

Napoleon overreached himself in attempting to create a European-wide Empire - as did Adolf Hitler.

Now, however, Europe is as close as it ever has been to being one entity, yet we Europeans still cling to independence.

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Pocket Essentials
184243330X / 9781842433300
Hardback
940
23/02/2009
United Kingdom
English
160 p.
20 cm
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Map on lining papers.