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Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century

Rosamond McKitterick

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Charles the Fat and the End of the Carolingian Empire

Analyzing the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian Empire in 888 , this study argues against the generally pessimistic views of the vitality of late ninth-century politics. Its conclusions suggest a new way of looking at the political history of the period, and offer new interpretations of aspects of early medieval kingship, government and historical writing.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: September 25, 2003

ISBN: 0521819458

ISBN 13: 9780521819459

Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century

Rosamond McKitterick

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Charles the Fat and the End of the Carolingian Empire

Analyzing the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian Empire in 888 , this study argues against the generally pessimistic views of the vitality of late ninth-century politics. Its conclusions suggest a new way of looking at the political history of the period, and offer new interpretations of aspects of early medieval kingship, government and historical writing.

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: September 25, 2003

ISBN: 0521819458

ISBN 13: 9780521819459

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