The Emperor Charlemagne Chamberlin E. R.
The Emperor Charlemagne Chamberlin E. R. An authoritative biography of the greatest ruler of the medieval period.The Emperor Charlemagne is an ideal book for readers of Tom Holland, Dan Jones and…
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The Emperor Charlemagne Chamberlin E. R.
An authoritative biography of the greatest ruler of the medieval period.The Emperor Charlemagne is an ideal book for readers of Tom Holland, Dan Jones and Helen Castor.On Christmas Day, 800, Charlemagne was crowned 'Emperor of the Romans' by Pope Leo III.Originally inheriting one half of his father's Frankish kingdom, by the time of his death in 814 he had put down rebellions in his own provinces, conquered the Lombards, fought against Saxons, Avars and Slavs in the east, clashed with Muslims in Spain, negotiated with the papacy and the Byzantine Empire, and united much of western and central Europe for the first time since the classical era of the Roman Empire.Under his guidance the Carolingian Renaissance flourished, with his capital of Aachen becoming a centre of learning and artistic genius.The legacy of Charlemagne on European history and