{"product_id":"kingship-and-politics-in-the-late-ninth-century-charles-the-fat-and-the-end-of-the-carolingian-empire-hardback-9780521819459","title":"Kingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century; Charles the Fat and the End of the Carolingian Empire (Hardback) 9780521819459","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKingship and Politics in the Late Ninth Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCharles the Fat and the End of the Carolingian Empire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe collapse of the pan-European Carolingian empire in 888 under its ruler Charles the Fat.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSimon MacLean (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521819459, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 September 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e288 pages, 8 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.637 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this is an excellent book and makes many important contributions to a period that deserves to be better known and understood.' English Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a major study of the collapse of the pan-European Carolingian empire and the reign of its last ruler, Charles III 'the Fat' (876–888). The later decades of the empire are conventionally seen as a dismal period of decline and fall, scarred by internal feuding, unfettered aristocratic ambition and Viking onslaught. This book offers an alternative interpretation, arguing that previous generations of historians misunderstood the nature and causes of the end of the empire, and neglected many of the relatively numerous sources for this period. Topics covered include the significance of aristocratic power; political structures; the possibilities and limits of kingship; developments in royal ideology; the struggle with the Vikings and the nature of regional political identities. In proposing these explanations for the empire's disintegration, the book has broader implications for our understanding of this formative period of European history more generally.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps and figures\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Note on names, terminology and citations\u003cbr\u003e Outline chronology\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Un-Frankish activities: Charles the Fat in the eyes of contemporary annalists\u003cbr\u003e 3. The men who would be kings: the 'supermagnates' and the 'rise of the aristocracy'\u003cbr\u003e 4. Royal politics and regional power in the late Carolingian empire\u003cbr\u003e 5. The end of the Empire I: politics and ideology at the east Frankish court\u003cbr\u003e 6. The end of the Empire II: response and failure\u003cbr\u003e 7. History, politics and the end of the empire in Notker's Deeds of Charlemagne\u003cbr\u003e 8. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913243353368,"sku":"9780521819459","price":96.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521819459i_41a3f1e8-b0dc-475f-ab1c-95f4e0ed1801.jpg?v=1691368366","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kingship-and-politics-in-the-late-ninth-century-charles-the-fat-and-the-end-of-the-carolingian-empire-hardback-9780521819459","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}