A key theme in this collection of thirteen essays is the creative tension between the Carolingian dynasty and its aristocratic followers across 250 years. The f

How does power manifest itself in individuals? Why do people obey authority? And how does a family, if they are the source of such dominance, convey their super

The collection Migration, Integration and Connectivity on the Southeastern Frontier of the Carolingian Empire offers insights into the Carolingian southeastern

A new interpretation of Charlemagne, examining how the Frankish king and his men learned to govern the first European empire.

In 2010, David Bates presented the Ford Lectures in British History at the University of Oxford, and The Normans and Empire is the book which was born from thes