Charlemagne A Biography

Name: Charlemagne A Biography
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ISBN: 9780307274809

ISBN-10: 0307274802

ISBN-13: 9780307274809

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Authors: Derek Wilson

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“Every country has its heroes; men and women, part fact, part legend, who exist to explain and reinforce elements of the national psyche. None has been as powerful and influential as Charles the Great.... While the Charlemagne story illuminates some of the grand themes of our shared past, it remains essentially astory—and an adventure story at that.” —fromCharlemagne Charlemagne is seen by historians as the bridge between ancient and modern Europe. His Holy Roman Empire was the embodiment of an ideal that inspired leaders as different as Charles V, Napoleon, and Hitler, each of whom sought to make a unified Europe a reality again in their own times. In this new biography, the first major…

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List price: $21.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/12/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.30" wide x 8.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.638

Popular historian Derek Wilson came to prominence 40 years ago with A Tudor Tapestry. He is the highly acclaimed author of over 50 books and has written and presented numerous television and radio programmes. He lives and writes in Devon.



Illustrations


The Carolingian Dynasty: Selected Genealogy


Timeline: Rise and Fall of the Carolingian Empire


Introduction



Charlemagne the Man



Inheritance



Happy Families



The Milk of a Male Tiger



Enemies Within



Charlemagne the Emperor



Shades of Purple



David and Josiah



Friends and Neighbors



Renaissance and Requiem



Charlemagne the Myth



Sic transit gloria mundi



A Hero for All Seasons



Imperial Fantasies



New Absolutisms for Old



Past Tense and Future Conditional


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index