When Charlemagne Ruled 10,000,000+ People

Описание: This video focuses on Charlemagne's coronation, the Carolingian Renaissance, the proto-feudal administration of the empire, and Charlemagne the man. It picks up where we left off in the last video, which was focused on how Charlemagne established such a vast empire in the first place.

This is the fourth episode in a series covering the Holy Roman Empire.

Sources & further reading:
Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire (Peter H. Wilson)
The Carolingian World (Marios Costambeys, Matthew Innes, Simon MacLean)
The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 (Rosamond McKitterick)
Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories (Bernhard Scholz & Barbara Rogers-Gardner)
Life of Charlemagne (Einhard)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Edward Gibbon)

Music & footage (in order):
Indiana Jones scenes
Ironclad scenes
Franz Schubert Piano Trio in E Flat
Mozart Lacrimosa
Scheherezade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalendar Prince
Handel Sarabande
Khachaturian Adagio from Spartacus
VI. Exotic dances: c) Schiarazula Marazula (Vol. II No. 49)
Puisque bele dame m'eime / Flos filius eius - Montpellier Codex
Antonio Vivaldi Nisi Dominus - Cum Dederit
Wagner Tannhauser Overture
Ludwig Van Beethoven Egmont Overture
Carmen Suite No 1 Seguedille
Camille Saint-Saëns - Danse Macabre
6 chanson no. 2

0:00 - Kingdom of rocks, trees & birds
1:27 - Charlemagne: the Lord's Steward on Earth
3:17 - Charlemagne's imperial coronation
8:08 - Two swords & two empires
15:20 - Carolingian Empire: restoration or innovation?
19:32 - Carolingian Renaissance
23:43 - Monks & books (a new invention)
32:20 - Charlemagne's liberal arts program
35:30 - The Carolingian palace system
40:02 - The true nature of Carolingian administration (proto-feudalism)
42:16 - The nobility ("those who fought")
45:55 - The clergy ("those who prayed")
48:25 - The masses ("those who worked with their hands")
54:09 - Charlemagne's economic & legal reforms
59:57 - Did life get better under Charlemagne?
1:02:42 - Charlemagne: the man behind the legend
1:14:02 - The undying legend of Charlemagne