They were neither Holy Nor Roman, (Acording to Voltaire). But still they regarded themselves as a "Holy Roman Empire". Why was this? What made them Holy Roman? In this episode we will explore this remarkable empire from how a king was chosen to how the empire worked. To Byzantine and Holy Roman Relations and even touch a bit on the crusades. And of course its fall and Napoleon. Find out how the empire functioned in this weeks episode of "Well That Aged Well".

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