Charlemagne: the great adventure
by Wilson, Derek A.
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BookPublisher: Hutchinson 2005ISBN: 9780091794613; 0091794617.Classification number: 920 CHASubject(s): Charlemagne Emperor 742-814 | France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography | France -- History -- To 987 | Europe -- History -- 392-814Subject: Derek Wilson presents this biography of Charlemagne, a Frankish chieftain born in 742, son of Pepin the Short. He discusses how Charlemagne introduced Jury Courts, revised the legal system, introduced new coinage, reformed weights and measures, and furthered missionary enterprises and monastic reform.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-211) and index
Derek Wilson presents this biography of Charlemagne, a Frankish chieftain born in 742, son of Pepin the Short. He discusses how Charlemagne introduced Jury Courts, revised the legal system, introduced new coinage, reformed weights and measures, and furthered missionary enterprises and monastic reform.
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