Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century
Charles the Fat and the End of the Carolingian Empire
This is a major study of the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian empire and the reign of its last ruler, Charles III 'the Fat' (876 888). The later decades of the empire are conventionally seen as a dismal period of decline and fall, scarred by internal feuding, unfettered aristocratic ambition and Viking onslaught. This book offers an alternative interpretation, arguing that previous generations of historians misunderstood the nature and causes of the end of the empire, and neglected many of the relatively numerous sources for this period. Topics covered include the significance of aristocratic power; political structures; the possibili…
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Weitere Autoren: Simon, MacLean / McKitterick, Rosamond (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-521-81945-9
- EAN: 9780521819459
- Produktnummer: 1716887
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.1 cm 598 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 598
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Simon MacLean is Lecturer in History at the University of St Andrews, Scotland.
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