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50 – Charlemagne: Conquering Europe
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
When last we left off King Charles of Francia became King of the Lombards, adding the northern half of the Italian peninsula to his vast kingdom. Over the next thirty years Charles created the first great post-Roman, European empire. Under his well-organized, well-equipped military machine, the Franks engaged in near-continual warfare across Francia’s vast borders. […]
Released:
Feb 12, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Between Throne and Altar: French Kings Versus the Papacy with Quentin Adams: The fall of Rome meant the rise of the Vatican as Europe broke up into small feudal states. But when France emerged as a major nation its kings were done taking orders from the Papacy. What followed was centuries of on-and-off conflict to decide whether by The French History Podcast