Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987

Taylor & Francis

Rosamond McKitterick examines the entire history of the Carolinian dynasty in its full political and cultural context. Her account tells of a remarkable succession of rulers during whose ascendancy the foundations of the governmental, administrative and ecclesiastical institutions of Europe were established, along with the intellectual and cultural traditions which were to dominate western Christendom for centuries to come. > An exciting examination of the entire history of the Carolingian 'dynasty' in western Europe. The author shows the whole period to be one of immense political, religious. cultural and intellectual dynamism; not only did it lay the foundations of the governmental and administrative institutions of Europe and the organisation of the Church, but it also securely established the intellectual and cultural traditions which were to dominate western Christendom for centuries to come. > \nList of figures. List of genealogical tables. List of maps. Preface. Acx