The Destruction of Charlemagne's Legacy

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

What happens when one of the greatest empires in history begins to unravel? Matt Lewis explores the turbulent era of the Carolingian Empire's rise and fall with Matthew Gabriel and David Perry. The Carolingian Civil War saw kings fighting kings, brother facing off against brother, and sons challenging their fathers. Together they delve into the succession disputes among the Frankish rulers, the violent conflicts that shaped medieval Europe, and the myth-making that justified Carolingian rule.

Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis and edited by Amy Haddow. The producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
0:02.6	And I'm Dr. Eleanor Yonaga.
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0:45.8	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis. Welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the podcast that delves into the
0:55.7	greatest millennium in human history. We've got the most intriguing mysteries, the gobsmacking
1:01.7	details and latest groundbreaking research from the Vikings to the printing press, from kings to
1:07.7	popes to the crusades. We cross centuries and continents to delve into rebellions,
1:13.2	plots and murders, to find the stories big and small that tell us how we got here. Find out who we
1:19.9	really were with Gone Medieval. Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval. I'm Matt Lewis.
1:34.0	Charlemagne is a name familiar to many. Charles the Great, who resurrected the idea of the Roman Empire,
1:40.6	is remembered as one of the most significant figures of the early medieval period in Europe.
1:46.0	What he built wouldn't last long after his death before it began to fracture,
1:50.0	caught between the swords of competing siblings.
1:54.0	This period gave birth to the idea of a Frankish people and defined identities for generations.
2:03.0	In their new book, Oathbreakers,
2:07.6	The War of Brothers that shattered an empire and made medieval Europe,
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