But upheaval at Frankish court in 829 culminated in an attempted coup in 830. The Carolingian Empire was indeed in crisis: Elite leaders denounced each other, the economy was shaky, famine stalked ...

The story of Charlemagne, the Frankish king who changed Europe forever.

A hoard of coins believed to have been buried when the Carolingian Empire was under duress during the Viking Age was found.

Early Medieval history, the Carolingian empire, micro-Medieval studies, the 12th-century Renaissance, Latin palaeography, Medieval platonism, historical dreams, Eriugena, and Medieval weather. After ...

Archaeologists in France have discovered an 1,800-year-old gold ring with a chiseled portrait of Venus, a Roman goddess associated with victory in battle, in addition to a handful of coins from a ...

paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the same A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty, discussing how people across social classes understood the ...

A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty, discussing how people across social classes understood the momentous history of their day Created more than 50 years ago ...