So at this point I realize that the Holy Roman Empire wasn’t just a slapdash mishmash of feudal bullshit that accidentally grew over the Germanies like a wild thorn bush.
No. It was a carefully manicured garden. For over a thousand years it functioned like a puzzle box, locking the Germans from achieving statehood.
So at this point I realize that the Holy Roman Empire wasn’t just a slapdash mishmash of feudal bullshit that accidentally grew over the Germanies like a wild thorn bush.
No. It was a carefully manicured garden. For over a thousand years it functioned like a puzzle box, locking the Germans from achieving statehood.
Bismarck. That motherfucker.