Maintaining the Realm

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Maintaining the Realm dismantles tropes and dispels misconceptions of the medieval Holy Roman Empire through the analysis and exploration of architecture and historical charters.

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About Aaron Pattee

PhD in European Art History. I write about art, medieval architecture, and legal history in the Holy Roman Empire

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