The Carolingian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Carolingian Dynasty and Their Large Empire That Covered Most of Western Europe During the Reign of Charlemagne

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Carolingian Empire, then pay attention...

One of the few names to emerge from the Dark Ages to live on today is that of Charlemagne. After the fall of Rome, Western Europe was in almost complete disarray for several centuries, with different tribes and factions running different parts of the continent. Then in 768 CE, Charles the Great, more commonly known as Charlemagne, became the ruler of the Franks.

In The Carolingian Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Carolingian Dynasty and Their Large Empire That Covered Most of Western Europe During the Reign of Charlemagne, you will discover topics such as

• A Quick Overview • The World After Rome • Ending a Dynasty – Pepin, Charles, and Carloman • The Conquests of Charles • In the Name of Religion • Pope Leo III and the Founding of an Empire • The Carolingian Renaissance – The Empire under Charlemagne • The Rule of Louis the Pious • Familial Strife and the Decay of the Empire • The Division Effectively Ending the Empire • Echoes of the Roman Empire – How Outside Forces Picked Apart the Carolingian Empire • Lasting Effects and Hope of Reunification • And much, much more!

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Lydbok: 10. april 2021