Oathbreakers : the war of brothers that shattered an empire and made Medieval Europe / Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gabriele, Matthew, author.

Perry, David M., 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carolingians--History.

Carolingians.

Lothair I, Emperor, 795-855.

Lothair.

Louis I, Emperor, 778-840.

Louis.

Charles II, King of France, 823-877.

Charles.

Emperors--Succession--France.

Emperors.

France--History--To 987.

France.

Physical Description:

xiii, 280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

War of brothers that shattered an empire and made Medieval Europe

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2024]

Summary:

"The story of the Carolingian Civil War, a bloody, protracted battle pitting brother against brother, father against son, that would end an empire, upend a continent, and lay down the modern borders of Europe"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Abbreviated timeline of events

Cast of characters

Prologue: A feast for vultures and wolves

Introduction: Origin stories, 732-750

Act I: An empire of lies. Discontent and disinheritance, 750-792 CE

Fathers and sons, 800-814 CE

Sisters and nephews, 814-823 CE

Act II: Family trouble. Sex, witchcraft, and angry nobles, 828-831 CE

Deposed, 833-834 CE

The king is dead, long live the kings, 835-840 CE

Feints and provocations, June 840-June 841 CE

Act III: Civil war. Fontenoy : Saturday June 25, 841 CE

The earth recoils in horror, June 841

February 842 CE

Oathmakers, February

December 842 CE

Grieving empire and grieving mothers, December 842- August 843 CE

Epilogue : monument to the ghosts of empire, ca. 1860 CE

Acknowledgments

Notes

Selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-271) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gabriele, Matthew. Oathbreakers.

ISBN:

9780063336674

0063336677

OCLC:

1455840645