Kingship and politics in the late ninth century : Charles the Fat and the end of the Carolingian Empire / Simon Maclean.
This is the first book in any language to deal with the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian empire in 888, as seen through the reign of its last ruler Charles the Fat. It argues against traditionally pessimistic views of this important period, offering new interpretations of early medieval king...
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Full Text (via ProQuest) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in medieval life and thought ;
4th ser., 57. |
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| Summary: | This is the first book in any language to deal with the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian empire in 888, as seen through the reign of its last ruler Charles the Fat. It argues against traditionally pessimistic views of this important period, offering new interpretations of early medieval kingship. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 262 pages) : maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-257) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511061552 9780511061554 0511070012 9780511070013 0511121083 9780511121081 0521819458 9780521819459 9780511496363 0511496362 1280162481 9781280162480 6610162484 9786610162482 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |