“[Charles the Fifth], pretty much every way worked to hold up the pillars of the medieval world order: monarchic power, domination by the Catholic Church, feudal land management, divine right, mercantile colonialization, and obedience to authority along the strict metaphysical line of the great chain of being.” Medieval EuropeHoly Roman EmpireCharles The FifthMedieval World Order Book:Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City Source: Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City