Analyzing the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian Empire in 888 (as seen through the reign of its last ruler, Charles the Fat), 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.
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"MacLean has presented us with a much-needed and well-crafted reassessment of a period that historians of both earlier and later periods have tended to take for granted. The book will serve well as a teaching text and as a resource to guide further research." American Historical Review
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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 traditional views of this important period, which are generally pessimistic about the vitality of late ninth-century politics. Its conclusions suggest a new way of looking at the political history of the period, and it offers new interpretations of aspects of early medieval kingship, government and historical writing.
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The dregs of the Carlovingian race no longer exhibited any symptoms of virtue or power, and the ridiculous epithets of the Bald. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
imperial confirmation, later ninth century, lay abbot, royal representatives, western kingdom, imperial entourage, late ninth century, royal monastery, high aristocracy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charles the Fat, Charles the Bald, Louis the German, Middle Ages, Louis the Younger, Louis the Pious, Annals of Fulda, Deeds of Charlemagne, Liutbert of Mainz, Louis the Stammerer, Arnulf of Carinthia, New York, Notker the Stammerer, Hugh the Abbot, Liutward of Vercelli, Odo of Paris, Sturz Karls, Charles the Simple, Guy of Spoleto, Louis of Provence, Old Testament, Robert the Strong, Hugh of Lotharingia, Transjurane Burgundy, Wilhelminer War New!
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The dregs of the Carlovingian race no longer exhibited any symptoms of virtue or power, and the ridiculous epithets of the Bald. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
imperial confirmation, later ninth century, lay abbot, royal representatives, western kingdom, imperial entourage, late ninth century, royal monastery, high aristocracy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charles the Fat, Charles the Bald, Louis the German, Middle Ages, Louis the Younger, Louis the Pious, Annals of Fulda, Deeds of Charlemagne, Liutbert of Mainz, Louis the Stammerer, Arnulf of Carinthia, New York, Notker the Stammerer, Hugh the Abbot, Liutward of Vercelli, Odo of Paris, Sturz Karls, Charles the Simple, Guy of Spoleto, Louis of Provence, Old Testament, Robert the Strong, Hugh of Lotharingia, Transjurane Burgundy, Wilhelminer War New!
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- Charles the Bald (Medieval World) by Janet L. Nelson on 13 pages
- Making of Britain: Middle Ages (The making of Britain) by Lesley M. Smith on 4 pages
- Court Culture in the Early Middle Ages: The Proceedings of the First York Alcuin Conference (Studies in the Early Middle Ages ; V.3) by C. Cubitt on page 19, and Back Matter
- Selected Studies by Ernst H. Kantorowicz on page 155, and Back Matter
- State and Society in the Early Middle Ages: The Middle Rhine Valley, 400-1000 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) by Matthew Innes in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Politics and Power in Early Medieval Europe: Alsace and the Frankish Realm, 600-1000 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) by Hans J. Hummer in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Medieval Polities and Modern Mentalities by Timothy Reuter on page 217, and page 273
- In the Shadow of Burgundy: The Court of Guelders in the Late Middle Ages (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series) by Gerard Nijsten in Back Matter
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