Although the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation showed a black eagle with red legs against a gold background, those were not the official colors of the empire.

The term ‘Third Reich’ means ‘Third Realm’ or ‘Third Empire’, and refers to the Nazi declaration that Nazi Germany was the successor to both the Holy Roman Empire and the German Empire ...

Joachim Whaley's ground-breaking history of the Holy Roman Empire escapes the shadow cast by the Nazis, finds Peter Oborne.

The Holy Roman Empire, it was famously put (by Voltaire, I think), was neither Holy, nor Roman, nor an Empire. Likewise, the First Amendment "actual malice" test isn't actually about malice, but ...

That long-standing ambition to revive the glory of the Roman Empire, first by the Carolingians and later through the Holy Roman Empire, came to an end in 1806. The last holder, Francis II, dissolved ...

At the end of World War II, it was discovered that the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire had vanished from their secret vault in Nuremberg. The mystery of who stole the jewels was left ...

Friedrich Merz's stance against displaying the rainbow flag at the German parliament for the upcoming Christopher Street Day ...

The Holy See Mission changed its plans, says a source familiar with the issue, following a request from the UN that "expressed a desire" to have the Holy See flag raised in time for the pontiff's ...

Holy Holy play David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire, 22/09/14. Steve Norman, Gary Kemp and Erdal Kizilcay. Credit: Photo: Marilyn Kingwill ...

Hitler's Holy Relics: A True Story of Nazi Plunder and the Race to Recover the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, . . Simon & Schuster, $27 (316pp) ISBN 978-1-4165-9062-0 ...