1. Representations of Charlemagne; 2. Pippinids, Arnulfings and Agilolfings: the creation of a dynasty; 3. The royal court; 4. The King and the kingdom: communications and identities; 5. Correctio, knowledge and power.
This book is a major re-examination of Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation.
Rosamond McKitterick is Professor of Medieval History at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College. Her previous publications include Atlas of the Medieval World (2003), History and Memory in the Carolingian World (2004), and Perceptions of the Past in the Early Middle Ages (2006).
'... this erudite study sheds much new light on Charlemagne.' NRC Handelsblad
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