Next month’s King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes is a potential target for Sunday’s Irish Derby hero Lambourn, who ...

Charlemagne, one of history’s most powerful rulers, refused to let his daughters marry. Was he protecting his dynasty - or consolidating control? This episode delves into Frankish court politics, ...

Assassins, royal marriages and diplomatic gift-giving: historian and archaeologist Max Adams explains how the kings of Mercia ...

Pippin” was a Broadway hit in 1972. Bob Fosse was the original Broadway director and choreographer. Being a seventies musical, “Pippin” is edgier and darker than the big 1940s musicals like “Brigadoon ...

As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. In doing so, he joins ...

The scene depicted in Raphael’s fresco in the Room of the Fire in the Borgo of the Apostolic Palace, is the moment when Leo—at a council called in Rome in 800 by the Frankish king, Charlemagne ...

Charlemagne, the greatest king of his age, had died in 814, after a reign of almost 50 years. During that time he had won many wars, sponsored numerous reforms and served as the patron of a golden age ...

The Frankish king, Charlemagne the Great, is one of the titanic figures of European history, simultaneously renowned and shadowy. His rise to supreme power is a staggering story of warring ...

Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, fathered at least 18 children during his lifetime, from which all Europeans are descended, according to experts.

Sharon Stone is stunned to learn she’s related to King Charlemagne in ‘Finding Your Roots' The actor couldn't hide her shock. Jan. 29, 2025, 4:46 PM EST. By Dan Aulbach.

Charlemagne reigned as the King of Franks, current-day France, from 768 AD until his death in 814. Under this rule, Charlemagne shaped medieval Europe, conquered Saxony, ...

Charlemagne was king of the Franks and Emperor of the mighty Carolingian Empire. His unusually long reign saw him conquer vast swathes of Europe, and shape them into an empire that would inspire ...