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Derek Wilson graduated from Cambridge in 1961. He spent several years traveling and teaching in Africa before becoming a full-time writer and broadcaster in 1971. His highly acclaimed books include Rothschild: A Story of Wealth and Power, Hans Holbein: Portrait of an Unknown Man, and Tudor Tapestry: Men, Women and Society in Reformation England. The organizer of the Cambridge History Festival, Wilson is married and lives in Devon, England.
Illustrations | p. ix |
The Carolingian Dynasty: Selected Genealogy | p. xii |
Timeline: Rise and Fall of the Carolingian Empire | p. xiv |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Charlemagne the Man | |
Inheritance | p. 13 |
Happy Families | p. 26 |
The Milk of a Male Tiger | p. 36 |
Enemies Within | p. 48 |
Charlemagne the Emperor | |
Shades of Purple | p. 65 |
David and Josiah | p. 83 |
Friends and Neighbors | p. 95 |
Renaissance and Requiem | p. 114 |
Charlemagne the Myth | |
Sic transit gloria mundi | p. 135 |
A Hero for All Seasons | p. 144 |
Imperial Fantasies | p. 162 |
New Absolutisms for Old | p. 174 |
Past Tense and Future Conditional | p. 189 |
Notes | p. 205 |
Select Bibliography | p. 211 |
Index | p. 215 |
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