Historian Reacts - Charlemagne (Part 1) by HistoryMarche

For the long time viewers, in case you are unaware (or it just slipped your mind), this is the emperor that started that conflict with the pope that we saw on Oversimplified's "War of the bucket".

Charlemagne: "Oh! I did not expect this! What an honor! I simply cannot accept. " Pope Leo X: "... okay then, I guess we'll just put this back down over here...." Charlemagne: "Gimme that crown!!!"

Charlemagne's father Peppin was the first of the Carolingians to wear the crown. But his grandfather Charles Martell was really the one who made the dynasty kings. Kinda like how Julius Caesar never had the title of emperor himself.

Fun fact: Sir Christopher Lee is a direct descendant of King Charlemagne and sung multiple metal albums in the role of Charlemagne. In his 90s.

I didn't know about HistoryMarche but I instantly subscribed after I saw the first few minutes of this video! I love his narration! A really engaging voice to listen to!

Man, I wish I had gotten more sleep last night.

The deciding battle that established the border between Christian France and Muslim Spain was the Battle of Tours, in which Charlemagne's grandfather Charles Martell was the great hero of the day. That battle was a big part of how the Carolingians gained the legitimacy to take the crown of the Franks from their Merowingian sovereigns.

I’m very excited that we’re going back to some Middle Ages content, aside from the Civil War it’s my favorite area of study. I’ve got the Dan Jones book on my Christmas list and have been researching my dads line which we believe goes back to Charlemagne so this is perfect and perfect timing. Thanks!!!

28:17 This is why Edward III could not claim the throne of France, since he was linked to Phillipe IV the Fair through his Mother, not his Father.

While watching Vikings TV show, the king spoke about having to stay in Charlemagne's court when he was young. It hadn't clicked for me until then that it was around the same time period. I thought that was cool

I've only recently begun to watch your videos. Your reactions are incredibly entertaining, and you've got a new fan! Greetings from Germany!

Also a fan of Dan Jones. I did his Templars and British royal family books. Definitely going check out that new book. Thanks for that and all the videos!

Thanks for pointing out the book - looks interesting & I'm looking forward to listening to it =)

I love History Marche. No humour, lots of information, cool maps, animations and illustrations.

I recently did a paper on the Titels of charlemagne in diplomatic sources and its fascination how after the conquest of the lombards different titles get used for the same king depending on which part of the empire you are in For example, the vir inluster, that had been use by Pippin and Charles never found a single usage in Italy, this is likely because while in Francia it accumulated connotations of power through the usage by the majors of the palace that were the acting kings, for the lombards it was the title of a lower official I got like 15 pages worth of stuff like this

I've found there's a significant discrepancy between Anglophone and French historiography on the topic of the Holy Roman Empire (don't know about German but I would assume the same): for most French historians, the HRE is born in 962, with the coronation of Otto I, not in 800. Otto, who was already king of East Francia/Germany and duke of Saxony, was the first emperor to establish a lasting non-Frankish and non-Carolingian imperial dynasty on the throne after the death of Emperor Berengar I of Friuli, the last Carolingian emperor, in 924 (who only ruled over northern Italy at this point). The reason for placing the birth of the Holy Roman Empire there is because as a non-Carolingian and a non-Frank, Otto's ascension kind of sealed the coffin of reuniting the Carolingian Empire like past emperors such as Charles the Fat had between 884 and 887. It's also why French historiography separates the Carolingian Empire from the HRE, and also calls the latter "Holy Roman Germanic Empire" ("Saint Empire romain germanique") because it was centered on German-speaking regions. Due to national myths and competition to appropriate Charlemagne in the 19th century, for a long time, French history textbooks depicted Charlemagne as a king of France or at least part of the line that would become French kings.

I like how you bring up examples from other time periods in history to prove your point abt something

welcome to maryland! and i might have to download Jones' book.

Actually, it was divided among the grandsons as Charlemagne had only one surviving son when he died.

You should react to whatifalthist (I know you reacted to one whatifalthist but he has a lot of other stuff)and biographies