Editor’s Note:  The following comprises the seventeenth chapter of The Holy Roman Empire, by James Bryce (published 1871).  All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 16) CHAPTER XVII THE RENAISSANCE:  CHANGE

Editor’s Note:  The following comprises the sixteenth chapter of The Holy Roman Empire, by James Bryce (published 1871).  All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 15) CHAPTER XVI THE CITY OF

Editor’s Note:  The following comprises the fifteenth chapter of The Holy Roman Empire, by James Bryce (published 1871).  All spelling in the original. (Continued from Part 14) CHAPTER XV THE EMPIRE AS