Carolingian – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:19:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Carolingian – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 Educational Advancement during the Early Medieval Carolingian Renaissance https://brewminate.com/educational-advancement-during-the-early-medieval-carolingian-renaissance/ Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:13:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=157079 The Carolingian Renaissance “had a spectacular effect on education and culture in Francia”. Curated/Reviewed by Matthew A. McIntoshPublic HistorianBrewminate

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]]> Secular Learning and Sacred Purpose in a Medieval Carolingian Manuscript https://brewminate.com/secular-learning-and-sacred-purpose-in-a-medieval-carolingian-manuscript/ Sun, 07 Mar 2021 20:17:34 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=142899 This quadrivium miniature has often been cited as evidence for the prescience of the Carolingian educational reforms. Introduction

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]]> The Collapse of the Carolingian Empire after Charlemagne https://brewminate.com/the-collapse-of-the-carolingian-empire-after-charlemagne/ Wed, 05 Aug 2020 18:29:38 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=132823 Infighting between Louis the Pious’s sons and external threats from different civilizations contributed to the collapse. Introduction The

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]]> Illuminating the Carolingian Era: The Artistic Diversity of Charlemagne’s Renaissance https://brewminate.com/illuminating-the-carolingian-era-the-artistic-diversity-of-charlemagnes-renaissance/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:06:30 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=129477 These luxurious manuscripts were written and illuminated between the late eighth century and the first quarter of the

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]]> Charlemagne’s Educational, Economic, Religious, and Political Reforms https://brewminate.com/charlemagnes-educational-economic-religious-and-political-reforms/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 19:54:56 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=129420 Charlemagne took a serious interest in scholarship, promoting the liberal arts at the court, and encouraging education. Introduction

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]]> After the Carolingians: The Ottonian (or Saxon) Dynasty https://brewminate.com/after-the-carolingians-the-ottonian-or-saxon-dynasty/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:41:36 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=92102 The Ottonian dynasty (German: Ottonen) was a Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919–1024), named after three of its kings and Holy Roman

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]]> The Carolingian Dynasty and the Kingdom of West Francia https://brewminate.com/the-carolingian-dynasty-and-the-kingdom-of-west-francia/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 17:41:11 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=92092 West Francia prospered under succeeding kings up through the rise of the Capetian Dynasty. Introduction The Kingdom of

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