The Frankish Kingdoms Under The Carolingians: 751-987
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In the turbulent centuries between 751 and 987, the Carolingian dynasty forged an empire that would define the political, religious, and cultural contours of medieval Europe — and Rosamond McKitterick's The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians stands as the definitive scholarly guide to this transformative era. The work chronicles the rise of the Frankish kingdoms from Pepin III's seizure of power through the reign of Charlemagne and into the fragmented successor states, presenting an authoritative account of how a warrior aristocracy built — and ultimately fractured — the most powerful political entity of the early medieval West. McKitterick masterfully interweaves political narrative with analysis of ecclesiastical reform, court culture, literacy, and administrative innovation, revealing a civilization far more sophisticated than the popular image of the Dark Ages would suggest. McKitterick's scholarship is distinguished by its insistence on primary sources — Carolingian capitularies, annals, and manuscript traditions — to reconstruct a world of remarkable intellectual and institutional vitality. Her prose is precise and commanding, characteristic of the finest tradition of British medieval historiography, and her arguments challenge long-held assumptions about Carolingian decline and the nature of early medieval kingship. A cornerstone text for students and scholars of European history alike, this volume leaves the reader questioning just how much of modern Europe's identity was quietly written in Frankish ink.
Author: Rosamond Mckitterick
Format: Paperback
Published: 1992, Longman
Genre: European history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the turbulent centuries between 751 and 987, the Carolingian dynasty forged an empire that would define the political, religious, and cultural contours of medieval Europe — and Rosamond McKitterick's The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians stands as the definitive scholarly guide to this transformative era. The work chronicles the rise of the Frankish kingdoms from Pepin III's seizure of power through the reign of Charlemagne and into the fragmented successor states, presenting an authoritative account of how a warrior aristocracy built — and ultimately fractured — the most powerful political entity of the early medieval West. McKitterick masterfully interweaves political narrative with analysis of ecclesiastical reform, court culture, literacy, and administrative innovation, revealing a civilization far more sophisticated than the popular image of the Dark Ages would suggest. McKitterick's scholarship is distinguished by its insistence on primary sources — Carolingian capitularies, annals, and manuscript traditions — to reconstruct a world of remarkable intellectual and institutional vitality. Her prose is precise and commanding, characteristic of the finest tradition of British medieval historiography, and her arguments challenge long-held assumptions about Carolingian decline and the nature of early medieval kingship. A cornerstone text for students and scholars of European history alike, this volume leaves the reader questioning just how much of modern Europe's identity was quietly written in Frankish ink.