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Charlemagne
813 - Aachen
Travel, coercion, ageing authority, and posterity softening necessity.
In Aachen, an emperor who built Europe from conquest confronts the bishops already softening his legacy into legend.
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700 to 1400 opens onto 8 lives, 7 place stories, and 2 named historical windows.
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William the Conqueror
1087 - Rouen
Rot, succession, and clerical editing pressing in on conquest.
In Rouen, while he still can speak, the man who conquered England sets down what the chroniclers were paid to omit.
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Saladin
1193 - Damascus
In Damascus, as his body begins to fail, the sultan who retook Jerusalem sets down the private cost of holy war.
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
1199 - Fontevraud Abbey
Endurance, bereavement, and the refusal of power to stay buried.
At Fontevraud Abbey, the most powerful woman of the medieval world confronts the wreckage left by her own sons.
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Richard I (Lionheart)
1199 - Chalus
Wound, succession, and legend arriving too early.
Laid up near Châlus with a crossbow wound that will kill him, a crusader king dictates the truth about holy war.
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Edward I of England
1307 - Burgh by Sands
Physical failure, unfinished conquest, and will resisting its last limit.
Carried rather than riding toward the Scottish border, a king whose will outlasted his body reflects on what conquest requires.
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Central And Eastern EuropePlace story
Aachen, Germany
Alive in this timeline around 813 / story span 790s-814
Connected to 1 life including Charlemagne.
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France And Low CountriesPlace story
Rouen, France
Alive in this timeline around 1087 / story span 11th century
Connected to 1 life including William the Conqueror.
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Medieval
Medieval realms and dynasties
700 to 1400
Kingship, faith, succession, and the durability of personal rule.
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Renaissance courts and workshops
1400 to 1600
Art, learning, and authority concentrated in courts, studios, and city-states.
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Charlemagne
813 - Aachen
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Travel, coercion, ageing authority, and posterity softening necessity.
In Aachen, an emperor who built Europe from conquest confronts the bishops already softening his legacy into legend.
- 1087
