Peter H. Wilson

Peter H. Wilson is a British historian and Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford. He is one of the world's leading experts on the history of central Europe, the Holy Roman Empire and European military history. His scholarship combines meticulous research with ambitious narrative scope. Heart of Europe is his history of the Holy Roman Empire, one of the most complex, enduring and misunderstood political entities in European history. The book traces the Empire from its origins to its dissolution in 1806, arguing that far from being the "neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire" of Voltaire's famous dismissal, it was a remarkably sophisticated and influential political system. Available as both a book and an audiobook, Heart of Europe offers essential listening and reading for history enthusiasts who want to understand one of the most important and least understood chapters of European history.