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.

A king of Spain and archduke of Austria, Charles V ruled over the Holy Roman Empire for nearly 40 years, dealing with such challenges as uprisings tied to the Reformation, threats from the Ottoman ...

It is one of the most important Romanesque monuments from the time of the Holy Roman Empire. The cathedral was the burial place of the German emperors for almost 300 years. Description is available ...