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The Emperor Charlemagne
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
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The Emperor Charlemagne
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Summary
On Christmas Day, 800, Charlemagne was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" by Pope Leo III.
Under his guidance the Carolingian Renaissance flourished, with his capital of Aachen becoming a center of learning and artistic genius.
The legacy of Charlemagne on European history and culture is monumental. Yet, within 30 years of his death, his empire had fragmented.
Who was this legendary ruler? How had he managed to rule these vast domains? And why has his legacy continued to influence Europeans to this day?
E. R. Chamberlin's masterful biography of Charlemagne demonstrates the sheer force of will that this charismatic leader was able to command as he created a realm to rival the Byzantines in the east.
Through the course of the book Chamberlin brings to life how Charlemagne forged his empire and uncovers the people, the religious and political controversies, the social and agricultural conditions, and the changes in warfare that took place more than 1,000 years ago.
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- Andrew
- 07-03-23
A bit bland and lacking in detail
As someone interested in history, i thought i’d give this a go.
Theres nothing wrong with this but…its clearly but rather blandly read, and the content doesn’t enthuse the listener.
A more enthusiastic reader might give it more life, but at the same time some of the book seems to skate over details when inclusion might actually be quite interesting .
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- Dennis Sommers
- 10-06-21
Another Brad survey of early mediaeval Europe
Unsure how recent the original may be, but this is a useful survey of the life and times of a very important man. The reader is particularly to be complimented for his efforts in the first appendix, to read and pronounce both ancient German and the earliest written French: who knows how it sounded, but a characteristically brave try!
Chamberlin gives a really broad cultural and political context and I’just read his book on the bad popes with which this book makes useful and insightful connections.
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- L C
- 23-12-23
Fascinating
Very well narrated account of an unmissable history. I just wish this was longer and will probably listen again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-01-24
A really good listen.
I tried another biography of Charlemagne and became very bored with the tediousness of the detail and the unenthusiastic narration, but I wanted to know more about him and so tried this one - it was a freebie; really glad I did. Being a war gamer and amateur historian of the military and political variety, I really needed to know more about this period and what made Charlemagne stand out; got it all here along with just enough detail to explain the characters of the main players and the decisions they made. The narrator was first class and sounded as though he had written it himself and was conveying his enthusiasm for the subject to his audience. It really does make all the difference.
Never got tired of it and listened through in about 4 sittings. I recommend it to anyone of similar ilk. Mick the Hick. 😊
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- Hasnat Safder
- 19-11-21
A very important person in world history
Charlemagne was without doubt one of the most important person in history and arguably in history of Europe. The man himself had a an amazing life of discipline and his wisdom. He managed to keep a nation together in an utter chaotic era.
Very well narrated too.
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- M&m!
- 25-11-23
Annoying comments from the author
Annoying comments from the author about women and religion sketch a picture of his personal believes which ruined the otherwise good book with interesting information.
Pointing out bias by earlier sources for political reasons works not only for men, it is time to work with the misogyny originating from the patriarchal context as well. Did he really hand power to his wife because she had a pretty face? Were powerful women promiscuous evil witches? I would like to recommend Agrippina by Emma Southon on how to handle ancient sources.
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- Anonymous User
- 08-05-23
Dated and awful book
I abandoned it. There is a more recent book by Janet Nelson, which I will read instead.
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