Download or read book Emperor of the West written by Hywel Williams and published by Quercus. This book was released on 2011 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his foreign conquests & internal reforms, Charlemagne is a defining figure of both Western Europe & the Middle Ages. Crowned king of the Franks in 768, he expanded their kingdoms into an empire that incorporated much of western & central Europe. In this study, Hywel Williams explores every facet of Charlemagne's rule.