Charlemagne is an oddity in the early medieval world. He’s odd not because of the things he did or how he acted. He’s odd because it is possible to construct an entire course around him. It is possible to do this because of the immense level of documentation we have about him and his time as king and emperor. In the next thirty or so lectures, we will explore the world of Charlemagne, his life, from boyhood, to his death. We will touch on his legacy and heir, his only surviving son, Louis the Pious. By the time these lectures are complete, you will have a clear understanding of who Charlemagne is and the world in which he operated. In this lecture we begin by contextualizing the man against the backdrop of his environment, that is, the Frankish world.
Ep. 09: Medieval Birds in Thought
Ep. 08: Hobgoblin in the Ninth Century (Medieval Beasts)
Ep. 07: Dirty Riddles and Farts
Ep. 06: Murder in a Church
Ep. 05: The Case of a Criminal in a Church
Ep. 04: The Song of Roland (Medieval Tale)
Ep. 03: That Time a Viking Kissed a Foot
Ep. 02 - Medieval Beasts (Cynocephaly)
Ep. 01: Medieval Murder (The Murder of a Pope)
Charlemagne 06: Boyhood (742-755)
Charlemagne 05: Pippin the Short (751-768)
Charlemagne 04: Charles the Hammer
Charlemagne 03: The Carolingian Family
Charlemagne 02: The Institutions of the Frankish Kingdom
Medieval Europe 30: The End of the Middle Ages
Medieval Europe 29: The Hundred Years War, Part II (1415-1453)
Medieval Europe 28: The Western Schism (1378-1417)
Medieval Europe 27: The Black Death (1347-1351)
Medieval Europe 26: The Hundred Years War, Part I (1327-1386)
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