Igor’s Reviews > The Habsburg Empire: A Captivating Guide to the House of Austria and the Impact the Habsburgs Had on the Holy Roman Empire > Status Update

"The last seven decades of Habsburg power was a period of modernization but also a period of resistance to modernization. The society, culture, economy, and industry were experiencing rapid changes, but the monarchs, who were set in their old ways, were unable to follow these changes."

Once you feel the taste of power, it is hard to let it go.