genre: history, non-fiction
Yes, this is niche title. But I need to learn about Charlemagne and I found so many books that looked far too long and too boring, even for me. This was just right. A straight up history book only JUST about Charlemagne and his time period. The chapters are divided up nicely into lots of small chunks so my brain could handle it, ha ha. I actually learned SO MUCH I am on the verge of embarrassed by how little of my European history is still in my brain. I'm sorry Mr. Mitchell, teacher of AP European! My mind is so full! But now I remember about the huge impact Charlemagne had on literacy and education. I learned about Carolingian science and medicine, how their economy worked and what people ate. I even learned about writing scripts and sword production! It's pretty repetitive and not particularly exciting, ever, but I ended up even reading with a pen because I was learning some cool stuff. I love that even with giant gaps in our knowledge, we can piece together what life was like the 700-800s surprisingly well.
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