Power and its problems in Carolingian Europe
"Based upon a 'performative' interpretation of royal charters, The Politics of Memory and Identity offers a new and surprising narrative of West Frankish history from the death of Louis the Pious in 840 to the demise of the Carolingian dynasty in 987. The key is a carefully cont…
"By the early ninth century, the responsibility for a series of social, religious and political transformations had become an integral part of running the Carolingian empire. This became especially clear when, in 813/4, Louis the Pious and his court seized the momentum generated…
Pour comprendre les mécanismes sociaux et idéologiques qui ont porté puis maintenu les Carolingiens au pouvoir, leur histoire est racontée depuis le principat de Charles Martel (années 710) jusqu'au moment où le dernier héritier est écarté du trône (991). L'empire carolingien es…
