In the history of Western civilization, few have had a more profound and lasting influence on human events than Charlemagne, who as king of the Franks, united a huge swath of Europe under his rule. Here, in this essay by award-winning French historian Régine Pernoud, is his story and the story of the age to which he gave his name.
In the history of Western civilization, few have had a more profound and lasting influence on human events than Charlemagne, who as king of the Franks, united a huge swath of Europe under his rule. Here, in this essay by award-winning French historian Régine Pernoud, is his story and the story of the age to which he gave his name.