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Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire

Out of the ashes of the Roman Empire rose the Holy Roman Empire, born during Christmas of 800 in the Basilica of St. Peter’s in Rome. This program covers the antecedents and the life of Charlemagne, shows life at the court, life of the courtiers and of the peasants, recounts the battle of Roncevaux—site of the epic Chanson de Roland—and counterpoints the glories of the Carolingian Renaissance with the everyday realities of hunger, plague, and constant violence. The program concludes with the first of Europe’s major confrontations between empire and church, in this instance between Henry IV and Gregory VII. (31 minutes)

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Item#: BVL1956
Copyright date: ©1989
VHS ISBN 978-0-89113-222-6
DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-5686-6

Part of the Series : Europe in the Middle Ages


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