CHARLEMAGNE: Carolingian Dynasty Rise to Power and the Saxon War, The Daily Lives of Peasants, Becoming Holy Roman Emperor, The Carolingian Renaissance

Charlemagne (c.742-814), also known as Karl and Charles the Great, was a medieval emperor who ruled much of Western Europe from 768 to 814.Charlemagne has been called the "Father of Europe" as he united most of Western Europe for the first time since the classical era of the Roman Empire and united parts of Europe that had never been under Frankish rule. Topics covered: Carolingian Dynasty Rise to Power and the Saxon War; The Daily Lives of Peasants; Becoming Holy Roman Emperor; The Carolingian Renaissance