Charlemagne - Hardcover

Wilson, Derek

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385516703 ISBN 13: 9780385516709

Publisher: Doubleday, 2006

Synopsis

Charlemagne In the first major study of Charlemagne in more than twenty-five years, Wilson provides an absorbing and lively account of his life, character, and accomplishments.

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Review:

Praise for Derek Wilson's Charlemagne

"Wilson interrelates the personal and political. . . with an effectiveness that few other biographers have matched." --The Sunday Telegraph (London)

"Fast-paced. . . . Wilson deftly chronicles Charlemagne's military exploits, political intrigues and religious devotion." --Publishers Weekly

"Masterful and lively. . . . [Wilson] writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such compelling reading." --Alison Weir, author of The Six Wives of Henry VIII

"Brilliant. . . . An utterly captivating and exquisitely written narrative about the rise and fall of the Carolingian empire. . . . Charlemagne is also a timely and provocative essay about the idea of Europe." --Donald Yerxa, editor at Historically Speaking

From the Publisher:

'I cannot praise too highly Derek Wilson's prose style, which is both masterful and lively. He writes with great conviction and a breathtaking attention to the kind of personal detail that makes his books such compelling reading.' Alison Weir

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0385516703
• ISBN 13: 9780385516709
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 226