This episode focuses on Louis the Pious, Charlemagne's deeply misunderstood son and heir.
This is the fifth 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 Demanding Drama of Louis the Pious (Courtney M. Booker)
- Past Convictions: The Penance of Louis the Pious and the Decline of the Carolingians
- The Frankish Kingdoms Under the Carolingians 751-987 (Rosamond McKitterick)
- Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories (Bernhard Scholz & Barbara Rogers-Gardner)
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