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Charles the Bald: Court and Kingdom (Variorum Collected Studies)
Charles the Bald Court and Kingdom - Variorum Collected Studies Author:Margaret T. Gibson This important and long-awaited study is the first full-scale biography of Charlemagne's grandson, King of the West Franks from 843 to 877, and Emperor from 875. Posterity has not been kind to Charles or his age, seeing him as a fatally weak ruler in decadent times, threatened by Viking invaders and overmighty subjects. Janet Nelson, however, re... more »veals an able and resourceful ruler who, under challenging conditions, maintained and enhanced royal authority, and held together the kingdom that, outlasting the Carolingians themselves, in due course became France.« less
ISBN-13: 9780860782650 ISBN-10: 0860782654 Pages:364 Edition:2 Rev Sub Rating: