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Emperor of the West: Charlemagne and the Carolingian Empire

Hywel Williams

9781849161909

Quercus Publishing Plc

Biography: historical, political & military; European history

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448 pages

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Through his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne is a defining figure of both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. Crowned king of the Franks in 768, he expanded their kingdoms into an empire that incorporated much of western and central Europe, recreating a single Christian imperium in the heartlands of the old Western Roman empire for the first time since the decline and fall of that polity in the late fifth century AD. After his imperial coronation Charlemagne was seen as a rival, in power and majesty, of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. Charlemagne's empire, and the cultural golden age that is associated with it, encouraged the formation of a common European identity. In this magisterial new study, Hywel Williams explores every facet of the rule and legacy of one of the most remarkable rulers in European history. Emperor of the West is a major contribution to early medieval history, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the wider history of Europe.

By:   Hywel Williams
Imprint:   Quercus Publishing Plc
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm
ISBN:  

9781849161909


ISBN 10:   1849161909
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   April 2010
Audience:   General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Preface. Maps. Introduction. Gods, Kings and Franks. From Prince to King. The Kingdom at War. Crown Imperial. Aristocratic Power and Carolingian Calculation. Charlemagne and the Institutions of Carolingian Government. The Economic Basis of a Civilization. The Carolingian Cultural Renaissance. The Survival and Revival of Empire. Primary Source References. Secondary Source References. Index. List of Illustrations.

Hywel Williams is a historian, journalist and broadcaster. He is the author of the political expose Guilty Men, Cassell's Chronology of World History (2005) and Britain's Power Elites (2006). His Quercus credits include Days that Changed the World (2006) and Sun Kings (2007).

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