Books by Roger Collins

Deals with the socio-cultural and legal history of Spain, notably the Basque provinces in the period 500 - 900, from the time of the Visigoths through the period of the Arab conquest, up to the time of Charlemagne.

A complete history of the Papacy - one of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions.

In this classic textbook history of early medieval Europe, Roger Collins provides a succinct account of the centuries during which Europe changed from being an abstract geographical expression to a new culturally coherent, if politically divided, entity.

Charlemagne remains one of the most compelling figures in European history. In this portrait of the monarch and his achievements, Roger Collins profiles this powerful ruler of Western Europe between the end of the Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance.