Charlemagne Documentary to Fall Asleep To

Описание: Charlemagne ruled more territory than any Western leader since Rome — but he did it through war, religion, and constant personal control. This complete biography examines how Charlemagne built unity in a fragmented early medieval world, and why that unity collapsed almost immediately after his death.

This long-form historical documentary avoids medieval legend and nationalist myth. Charlemagne is presented as a system-builder who relied on conquest, forced conversion, law, and relentless movement to hold his empire together. Faith, violence, and administration are treated as tools of governance, not moral achievements.

Charlemagne’s life reveals a recurring historical pattern: empires built on personal authority without durable institutions cannot survive their founder. His reign explains why unity in early medieval Europe required constant enforcement — and why it vanished once that enforcement ended.

00:00:00 - INTRO — THE WEIGHT OF ORDER
00:06:57 - CHAPTER 1 — BORN INTO WAR
00:14:13 - CHAPTER 2 — POWER THROUGH CONQUEST
00:23:25 - CHAPTER 3 — THE SAXON WARS
00:33:21 - CHAPTER 4 — FAITH AS WEAPON
00:43:11 - CHAPTER 5 — THE MAKING OF AN EMPIRE
00:52:47 - CHAPTER 6 — LAW OVER BLOOD
01:02:56 - CHAPTER 7 — CROWNS AND CORONATION
01:12:36 - CHAPTER 8 — THE COST OF UNITY
01:22:49 - CHAPTER 9 — GOVERNING THE UNGOVERNABLE
01:33:07 - CHAPTER 10 — OLD AGE AND FRACTURE
01:42:15 - CHAPTER 11 — AN EMPIRE WITHOUT A SYSTEM
01:50:13 - EPILOGUE — WHAT CHARLEMAGNE ACTUALLY BUILT