This is the first modern book in any language to examine the entire history of the Carolingian 'dynasty' in western Europe in its full social, political and cul

An exciting examination of the entire history of the Carolingian 'dynasty' in western Europe. The author shows the whole period to be one of immense political,

The focus of this volume is the book production of the Frankish regions of Western Europe in the early Middle Ages. By means of a detailed scrutiny of individua

Without the complex military machine that his forebears had built up over the course of the eighth century, it would have been impossible for Charlemagne to rev

Struggle for Empire explores the contest for kingdoms and power among Charlemagne's descendants that shaped the formation of Europe through the reign of Charlem