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Charlemagne: The Formation of a European Identity

McKitterick, Rosamond·2008·Cambridge University Press eBooks
DOI 10.1017/cbo9780511803314
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Charlemagne is often claimed as the greatest ruler in Europe before Napoleon. This magisterial study re-examines Charlemagne the ruler and his reputation. It analyses the narrative representations of Charlemagne produced after his death, and thereafter focuses on the evidence from Charlemagne's lifetime concerning the creation of the Carolingian dynasty and the growth of the kingdom, the court and the royal household, communications and identities in the Frankish realm in the context of government, and Charlemagne's religious and cultural strategies. The book offers a critical examination of the contemporary sources and in so doing transforms our understanding of the development of the Carolingian empire, the formation of Carolingian political identity, and the astonishing changes effected throughout Charlemagne's forty-six year period of rule. This is a major contribution to Carolingian history which will be essential reading for anyone interested in the medieval past. Rosamond McKitterick has also received the 2010 Dr A. H. Heineken Prize for History for her research into the Carolingians.

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Authors
McKitterick, R.
Affiliations
University of Cambridge (GB)
Corresponding author
McKitterick, Rosamond
ORCID
McKitterick, Rosamond
Venue
Cambridge University Press eBooks
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
2008-04-24
DOI
10.1017/cbo9780511803314
OpenAlex
W4256064226
Cited by
339
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Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 98 · 2018: 25 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 54
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54.29
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
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www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 2659 d)
Locations
Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Medieval Literature and History
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical and Religious Studies of Rome
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Medieval History and Crusades
Keywords
Charlemagne, Carolingian dynasty, Carolingian Empire, Frankish kingdom, Carolingian court, royal household, Carolingian historiography

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