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At its height, the Carolingian empire spanned a million square kilometres of western Europe as the largest political unit for centuries. This comprehensive survey traces the empire's history from its origins around 700, through its expansion in the eighth century, to the struggle to hold it together in the ninth.Innes, Matthew is the author of 'Carolingian World', published 2008 under ISBN 9780521564946 and ISBN 0521564948.
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