Category: Fleming
The Collapse of Charlemagne’s Empire
The disintegration of Frankish authority in Italy and the expansion of the Church’s secular power.
Super Bowl Predictions
I must be a glutton for punishment. Every time I call Jeremy Chiaroscuro, he robs me of any bit of hope I ever had that the American people could pull out out of their tailspin before crashing into a gigantic oil refinery.
Tout En Noir
Trash bins in front of an old church may ruin the photograph but they cannot ruin Pisa. A brief look,at the dark side of contemporary Italy.
Tuscan Histories: The End of Lombard Italy
The Lombard kingdom, aiming at a unified Italy, was defeated by the combined forces of the papacy and the Church, but the summoning of the Franks was a disastrous mistake, and the Lombard Kingdom became the foundation of all subsequent Italian development.
