Towering over the World War I battlefield at Verdun, a giant statue of Charlemagne—the Frankish king crowned the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas Day, 800 AD—rests its arms on a mighty broadsword ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The relics of Charlemagne, long on display at a treasury in Germany, are likely the real bones of ...

On Dec. 25, 800, Frankish King Charlemagne is crowned as the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Leo III in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. In 799, Leo fled Rome after being assaulted and ...

Most of the bones were found in Charlemagne's gilded sarcophagus in Aachen Cathedral. Photo: DPA German scientists have announced after almost 26 years of research that the bones interred for ...

In the ancient city of Aachen, midway between Brussels and Cologne, there is a building which reveals the medieval origins of the European Union. This cathedral is the last surviving relic of the ...

The Holy Roman Empire, despite the name, was Germanic, but why was it called Roman if it had nothing to do with the Romans?

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of Franks, Germanic peoples and Middle Ages continues with a video on Charlemagne's Saxon massacre. In 782, the Massacre of ...

Charlemagne (742-814), known as Karl the Great in German, is well known as the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, a successful military commander and a generous patron of the arts. Although not ...