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Change in the Character of the Empire
Haughty Demeanour of the Popes
Conflict between the Emperor Lewis IV and Pope John XXII
Protest of the Electors at Rhense
The Defensor Pacis of Marsilius of Padua .
Incipient Decline of Papal Power
Desire for an International Authority to secure Peace
Theory of the Emperor's Functions as Monarch of Europe
Illustrations
Relations of the Empire and the New Learning
The Men of Letters - Petrarch, Dante
The Jurists
Passion for Antiquity in the Middle Ages: its Causes.
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Existing Traces of their Presence in Rome
Want of Mediaeval, and especially of Gothic Buildings, in Modern
the Bell-
Rome since the Revolution.
CHAPTER XVII
THE EAST ROMAN EMPIRE
Indifference of the Westerns to the Empire in the East
The Revival of the Empire in the West did not substantially
weaken the Eastern Empire .
Struggles against the Barbarians and the Muslims
Causes which enabled the Eastern Empire to maintain itself
Its Civil and Military Administration
The Eastern Empire a Pure Autocracy
Relations of Eastern Empire and Church to the Barbarians
The Eastern Empire and the Orthodox Church
Influence of the Secular Power on the Church
Rival Claims of the Eastern and Western Lines to represent the
Ancient Roman Empire
The Existence of the Eastern Empire affected but slightly the
Prestige of the Western
The Existence of the Western did not trouble the Minds of the
Easterns
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THE RENAISSANCE: CHANGE IN THE CHARACTER OF
THE EMPIRE
Causes of the Perpetuation of the Name of Rome
Parallel Instances: Claims now made to represent the Roman
Empire
Parallel afforded by the History of the Papacy
In how far was the Empire really Roman?
Imperialism: Ancient and Modern
Essential Principles of the Mediaeval Empire
Influence of the Imperial System in Germany
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The Claim of Modern Austria to represent the Mediaeval Empire
Results of the Influence of the Empire upon Europe generally
Upon Modern Jurisprudence
Upon the Developement of the Ecclesiastical Power
Struggle of the Empire with Three Hostile Principles
Its Relations, Past and Present, to the Nationalities of Europe
Conclusion.
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SUPPLEMENTAL CHAPTERS
CHAPTER XXIII
THE PROGRESS OF GERMANY TOWARDS NATIONAL UNITY
Recapitulation: Stages in the Decay of the Old Empire
Denationalization of Germany
The Margraviate of Brandenburg and the House of Hohenzollern 450
Constitution of the New Empire a Developement of the North
Germany now more united than ever since the Middle Ages
Prospects of the Maintenance of National Unity
Causes which have worked for the Cohesion of the Empire
Growth of National Feeling since 1814
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