Sharon Stone was left 'completely stunned' by the revelation that she is descended from Charlemagne – the former king who transformed Europe. During her appearance on PBS's show 'Finding Your ...

The Frankish king Charlemagne, also known as Carolus Magnus and Charles I, is called the “father of Europe” for good reasons [PDF]. He had about 20 children who went on to establish Europe’s ...

Roman emperor Augustus understood, just as Donald Trump does, that to stand at the head of a superpower is to stand as an ...

Referred to as the "father of Europe," Charlemagne is one of the most important people in history, according to Gates. The King of the Franks was the first crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire ...

Sharon was lost for words when host Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed to Sharon: 'Charlemagne (the former king who transformed Europe) is your 38th great-grandfather. The first holy Roman Emperor.

Charlemagne and The Sopranos, Trump and I, Claudius – all owe a debt to the imperial biographies of Suetonius.

Join Tom and Dominic for this next instalment on the Franks and the rise of Charlemagne.

Flaxseed was cultivated in Babylon as early as 3000 BC. In the 8th century, King Charlemagne believed so strongly in the health benefits of flaxseed that he passed laws requiring his subjects to ...