The Fall of the Frankish Empire

from The Fall Of The Roman Empire · host Nick Holmes

Charlemagne created the largest empire in western Europe since the Romans. But it didn’t last. Within only a few decades of his death, it had broken up and one half of it was fighting for its survival against a new and terrifying enemy from the north: the Vikings. In this episode, I want to ask why did that happen? Support the showFor a free ebook, maps and blogs check out my website nickholmesauthor.com

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