Using both contemporary documents and the evidence provided by thousands of archaeological excavations over the last century, Edward James traces the history of the Franks from barbarism to civil and military dominance in Northern Europe.
"Charles I, often known as Charlemagne, is one of the most extraordinary figures ever to rule an empire. Driven by unremitting physical energy and intellectual curiosity, he was a man of many parts, a warlord and conqueror, a judge who promised 'for each their law and justice', …
"Charles I, often known as Charlemagne, is one of the most extraordinary figures ever to rule an empire. Driven by unremitting physical energy and intellectual curiosity, he was a man of many parts, a warlord and conqueror, a judge who promised 'for each their law and justice', …
Gregory the Great
by Geary, Patrick J., Collins, Roger, Straw, Carole Ellen
fromAuthors of the Middle Ages
Authors of the Middle Ages
by Collins, Roger, Straw, Carole Ellen
fromAuthors of the Middle Ages
Gregory the Great
by Collins, Roger, Straw, Carole Ellen
fromAuthors of the Middle Ages
Gregory the Great
by Collins, Roger, Straw, Carole Ellen
fromAuthors of the Middle Ages
The Divorce of Lothar II illuminates the origin and development of Western notions of marriage and divorce and the separation of church and state in the context of a notorious royal divorce in late Carolingian Europe. In 857, Lothar II, king of Lotharingia, decided to divorce Th…