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Charlemagne

A Biography

By Derek Wilson

By Derek Wilson

By Derek Wilson

By Derek Wilson

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Jun 12, 2007 | ISBN 9780307274809

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307425232

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    About Charlemagne

    An incisive and absorbing biography of the legendary emperor who bridged ancient and modern Europe and singlehandedly altered the course of Western history. 

    Charlemagne was an extraordinary figure: an ingenious military strategist, a wise but ruthless leader, a cunning politician, and a devout believer who ensured the survival of Christianity in the West. He also believed himself above the rules of the church, siring bastards across Europe and coldly ordering the execution of 4,500 prisoners. Derek Wilson shows how this complicated, fascinating man married the military might of his army to the spiritual force of the Church in Rome, thereby forging Western Christendom. This is a remarkable portrait of Charlemagne and of the intricate political, religious, and cultural world he dominated.

    About Charlemagne

    An incisive and absorbing biography of the legendary emperor who bridged ancient and modern Europe and singlehandedly altered the course of Western history. 

    Charlemagne was an extraordinary figure: an ingenious military strategist, a wise but ruthless leader, a cunning politician, and a devout believer who ensured the survival of Christianity in the West. He also believed himself above the rules of the church, siring bastards across Europe and coldly ordering the execution of 4,500 prisoners. Derek Wilson shows how this complicated, fascinating man married the military might of his army to the spiritual force of the Church in Rome, thereby forging Western Christendom. This is a remarkable portrait of Charlemagne and of the intricate political, religious, and cultural world he dominated.

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    About Derek Wilson

    Derek Wilson is a leading biographer and the author of several critically acclaimed and bestselling books including The Astors; Hans Holbein; and more recently, The King and the Gentleman, about Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell.

    About Derek Wilson

    Derek Wilson is a leading biographer and the author of several critically acclaimed and bestselling books including The Astors; Hans Holbein; and more recently, The King and the Gentleman, about Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell.

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | European World History

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Vintage
    Jun 12, 2007 | 272 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780307274809

    Category: Historical Figure Biographies & Memoirs | European World History

    Ebook | $10.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 18, 2007 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780307425232
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    Praise

    Praise for Derek Wilson’s Charlemagne

    “Wilson interrelates the personal and political. . . with an effectiveness that few other biographers have matched.” —The Sunday Telegraph (London)

    “Fast-paced. . . . Wilson deftly chronicles Charlemagne’s military exploits, political intrigues and religious devotion.” —Publishers Weekly

    “Masterful and lively. . . . [Wilson] writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such compelling reading.” —Alison Weir, author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    “Brilliant. . . . An utterly captivating and exquisitely written narrative about the rise and fall of the Carolingian empire. . . . Charlemagne is also a timely and provocative essay about the idea of Europe.” —Donald Yerxa, editor at Historically Speaking 

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