This is a vivid and detailed account of an important period in German and European history, starting with the accession of Henry IV to the German throne in 1056, taking in the reign of the energetic and successful Frederick Barbarossa (1152-90), and culminating with the election of Rudolf Habsburg who reimposed order following the fall of the Hohenstaufens.
`a very welcome addition ... It is solid, reliable, and contains many details which normally escape the textbook' Julia Barrow, VCH of Cheshire, History