After a coup in 751, members of the new Frankish dynasty—the Carolingians—expanded against their enemies at a breathtaking ...

The Council of the Empire held its last sitting today on the question of the emancipation of the serfs. The Emperor spoke at considerable length. Other speeches were made, amongst others a ...

In her review of Aleksandr Nikitenko’s Up from Serfdom (LRB, 29 November 2001) Catherine Merridale says that serfs in 19th-century Russia were ‘little more than slaves – they followed their own trade ...

The archaeologists think the grave dates to the early Merovingian period, between about 500 and 750 — an early stage of the Germanic-speaking empire of the Franks, which after 768 was ruled by ...

After a coup in 751, members of the new Frankish dynasty—the Carolingians—expanded against their enemies at a breathtaking pace, establishing an empire that at its height extended from the ...