The Habsburg monarchy 1809-1918 : a history of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary

First published in 1941, The Habsburg Monarchy has become indispensable to students of nineteenth-century European history. Not only a chronological report of actions and changes, Taylor's work is a provocative exploration into the historical process of the most eventful hundred years of the Habsburg monarchy.Alan John Percivale Taylor was a British historian of the 20th century and renowned academic who became well known to millions through his popular television lectures. A history of the Habsburg monarchy from the end of the Holy Roman Empire to the monarchy's dissolution in 1918. The book offers an insight into the problems inherent in the attempt to give peace, stability and common loyalty to a hetergeneous population.