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.
Medieval Europe 04: Monasticism
Medieval Europe 03: The Early Medieval Church (30-604)
Medieval Europe 02: The Gothic War (535-554)
Medieval Europe 01: The Barbarian Kingdoms (476-533)
Rome 29: The End of the Western Roman Empire?
Rome 28: The Goths
Rome 27: The "Germanic" Tribes
Rome 26: The Celts
Rome 24: The Rise of Christianity
Rome 23: The Crisis of the Third Century
Rome 21: The Nerva-Antonines
Rome 20: The Flavians
Rome 19: The Year of the Four Emperors
Rome 18: The Julio-Claudians
Rome 17: The Reforms of Augustus
Rome 16: The Age of Augustus
Rome 11: Marius and Sulla
Rome 10: Second Century Military Changes
Rome 09: Scipio Aemilianus and the Gracchi
Rome 08: The Social and Political Changes
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