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1	The history of the Franks more books like this by Saint Gregory of Tours, Lewis Thorpe add to wishlist Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539 594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last seven of which provide an in-depth description of Gregory's own era, in which he played an ... see all copies from $3.64! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Devoted more books like this by Alice Borchardt, Anne Rice (Introduction by) add to wishlist Elin is a daughter of the Forest People and mistress of the forbidden powers of the old gods. Owen, the warrior-bishop, is his people's last hope against invading barbarians. The pair unite in a love that burns through all barriers, and together struggle to defeat the seemingly invincible enemy. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
3	Beguiled more books like this by Alice Borchardt, Michael Page (Read by) add to wishlist A sequel to 1995's "Devoted", "Beguiled" tells the tale of Owen, Bishop of Chantalon, and his wife, Elin, a pagan witch who must protect their town from invasions by the Northmen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
4	Charlemagne more books like this by Matthias Becher, David Stewart Bachrach (Translator) add to wishlist "Becher succeeds in combining a masterful account of the life stages of the 'powerful figure' and the myth of Charlemagne with a precise and impressive representation of his era." Die Zeit "A remarkably informed, informative, and admirably up-to-date 'personal interpretation' of the Frankish emperor's character, reign, and legacy...Highly ... see all copies from $2.67! new only from $10.84! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Poitiers Ad 732: Charles Martel Turns the Islamic Tide more books like this by Dr. David Nicolle, Graham Turner (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the early decades of the 8th century AD, Islamic forces were flooding into Europe through the Iberian peninsula, threatening Frankish and Burgundian territory and raiding it with ever-increasing ferocity. At the battle of Poitiers, also known as Tours, Christian forces under the Frankish leader Charles Martel "The Hammer" (grandfather of ... see all copies from $11.93! new only from $11.93! \| SVS
6	The Merovingian Kingdoms 450-751 more books like this by Ian Wood add to wishlist A comprehensive scholarly survey of the Merovingian dynasty's 300-year rule of the Frankish,kingdom they founded in France, Belgium, the Rhineland and Switzerland. The kingdom was the largest, the most powerful and longest-enduring of all Imperial Rome's western successors, yet the Merovingians themselves have been harshly treared by posterity ... see all copies from $42.67! new only from $51.93!
7	The Birth of France: Warriors, Bishops, and Long-Haired Kings more books like this by Katherine Scherman, Katharine Scherman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.50! \| first editions
8	The Age of Charlemagne more books like this by Donald A Bullough add to wishlist see all copies from $3.54! new only from $99.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Charlemagne: Father of a Continent more books like this by Alessandro Barbero, Allan Cameron (Translator) add to wishlist The most important study of Charlemagne in a generation, this biography by distinguished medievalist Alessandro Barbero illuminates both the man and the world in which he lived. Charles the Great - Charlemagne - reigned from A.D. 768 to A.D. 814. At the time if his death, his empire stretched across Europe to include Bavaria, Saxony, parts of ... see all copies from $13.38! new only from $30.80! \| first editions \| SVS
10	France in the Central Middle Ages: 900-1200 more books like this by Marcus Bull (Editor) add to wishlist Contributed by a leading team of historians, each chapter in this volume in the Short Oxford History of France focuses on a key theme of the period, such as France's political culture and identity, rural economy and society, the Church, intellectual history, and France's relations with the outside world. Beginning in 900, the volume is able to ... see all copies from $26.64! new only from $33.88!
11	Women in the wall more books like this by Julia O'Faolain add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $120.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12	The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians, 751-987 more books like this by Rosamond McKitterick add to wishlist An exciting examination of the entire history of the Carolingian 'dynasty' in western Europe. The author shows the whole period to be one of immense political, religious. cultural and intellectual dynamism; not only did it lay the foundations of the governmental and administrative institutions of Europe and the organisation of the Church, but it ... see all copies from $10.40! new only from $93.08! \| first editions
13	Charlemagne more books like this by Derek A Wilson add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $3.97! new only from $8.39! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Gateway to the Middle Ages: France and Britain more books like this by Eleanor S Duckett add to wishlist Portrays France and Britain at the beginning of the Dark Ages see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.51! \| first editions
15 view cover	Saints' Lives and the Rhetoric of Gender: Male and Female in Merovingian Hagiography more books like this by John Kitchen add to wishlist Medieval lives of female saints have attracted wide attention in recent years. Some scholars have argued that such texts reveal a distinctive form of female sanctity which only female hagiographers managed properly to articulate, and important writings have been attributed to female authors on that assumption. In this revisionist work, John ... see all copies from $12.81! new only from $23.05! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Emperor Charlemagne more books like this by Russell Chamberlin add to wishlist Few men have exerted such a lasting influence on the course of Western history as has Charlemagne (742-814). At the height of his power in the early ninth century Charlemagne, King of the Franks and Lombards and Emperor of the Romans, ruled all the Christian lands of western Europe except the British Isles and southern Italy and Sicily. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Women in Frankish Society more books like this by Suzanne Fonay Wemple add to wishlist see all copies from $5.50! new only from $21.62! \| SVS
18 view cover	The Carolingian Economy more books like this by Adriaan Verhulst add to wishlist This book is about the economy of the Carolingian empire (753-877), which extended from the Pyrenees and the northern shores of the Mediterranean to the North Sea, and from the Atlantic coast to the Elbe and Saale rivers. It is the first comprehensive evaluation of the topic in English in over twenty years. The study of the Carolingian empire as ... see all copies from $8.63! new only from $25.29! \| SVS
19 view cover	The Origins of France: From Clovis to the Capetians, 500-1000 more books like this by Edward James add to wishlist '...compresses great erudition with remarkable skill.' The Times Higher Education Supplement see all copies from $15.17! new only from $35.73! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Carolingians: A Family Who Forged Europe more books like this by Pierre Riche add to wishlist Pierre Riche traces the emergence of Europe from the seventh to the early eleventh century, the period that witnessed the rise, fall, and revival of the Carolinian Empire. It was during this time the first contours of a broad new civilization and the first visible signs of European unity are discernable. Until the seventh century Europe was ... see all copies from $8.77! new only from $21.62!
21 view cover	Early Lives of Charlemagne more books like this by Eginhard, Of St Gall Monk of St Gall, Einhard add to wishlist Charlemagne's impact on Europe -- on the world -- cannot be underestimated. He brought together diverse cultures in his empire, supported scholarship, and established the power of the Christian church. In Early Lives of Charlemagne, we receive two views of the emperor within a century of his death. According to translator and editor A.J. Grant, ... see all copies from $4.84! new only from $18.27! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Charlemagne more books like this by Roger Collins add to wishlist Charlemagne remains one of the most compelling figures in European history. In this portrait of the monarch and his achievements, Roger Collins profiles this powerful and significant ruler of Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance. While his achievements were in some ways ephemeral (after all, his great ... see all copies from $8.40! new only from $45.05! \| first editions
23	The star in the forest : a mystery of the Dark Ages more books like this by Martha Bennett Stiles add to wishlist Near the end of the sixth century, the daughter of a Gallic lord witnesses what she believes to be the murder of her brother and the beginning of a plot to usurp her father's title. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.62! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	France in the Making 843-1180 more books like this by Jean Dunbabin add to wishlist Covering the centuries between the disintegration of the Carolingian empire and the rise of the French monarchy, this book traces the long period of gestation that ended with the emergence of the kingdom of France as a recognizable political entity capable of inspiring the loyalty of its peoples. The author describes the emergence in the late ... see all copies from $23.50! new only from $72.86! \| SVS
25 view cover	Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919-966 more books like this by Flodoard, Flodoard of Reims (Editor), Bernard S Bachrach (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $69.49! new only from $79.15!

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