History of Charlemagne

At the center of the city of Aachen, Germany is the Palatine Chapel: the best preserved remains of a palace that Charlemagne built 1200 years ago. What was it like, and how was Charlemagne's empire? In tonight's story, we will explore this little-known chapter of history and discover the rise of the Frankish Kingdom, the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties, the attempts at creating a medieval successor to the Roman Empire, and how the seeds of feudality were planted.