{"product_id":"the-life-of-charlemagne-thomas-hodgkin-9781647645151","title":"The Life of Charlemagne","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most comprehensive biographies of the famous Frankish leader ever written, drawn from original sources and meticulously researched. Read here of the factors which shaped post-Roman France and Germany, and indeed, most of Western Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis highly satisfying work documents all of Charlemagne's deeds, including his ascension to power, the invasion of northern Italy and campaigns against the Lombards, the series of wars with the Moors in Spain, and the campaigns against the Avar invaders in eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work does also not shy away from describing in detail the thirty-year-long war against the pagans of Saxon Germany, an event which ended with the conversion to Christianity of Germany, and ultimately, all of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition has been completely reset, indexed, and contains dozens of new footnotes to explain personalities, events, and details to the present-day reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Preface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter I: Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter II: Early Mayors of the Palace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter III: Pippin of Heristal and Charles Martel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter IV: Pippin, King of the Franks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter V: Fall of the Lombard Monarchy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter VI: The Conversion of the Saxons\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter VII: Revolts and Conspiracies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter VIII: Roncesvalles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter IX: Wars with Avars and Sclaves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter X: Relations with the East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter XI: Carolus Augustus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter XII: Old Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Chapter XIII: Results\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix A: Genealogy of the Ancestors of Charles the Great\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendix B: Family of St. Charles the Great\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hodgkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647645158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647645151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scrawny Goat Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Thomas Hodgkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057717768447,"sku":"9781647645151","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f50a2473-60b3-400a-83d5-5f52a15dc2e3.jpg?v=1685048531","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-of-charlemagne-thomas-hodgkin-9781647645151","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}