Alcuin, Charlemagne and the problem of sanctions
Henry Mayr‐Harting
The subject area of Patrick’s interests that I have been asked to consider is 
Carolingian, and particularly Alcuin. Although Patrick was primarily a historian 
of Anglo-Saxon England the whole British Isles in period, 
he had also an astonishing mastery history continental Europe same 
period. One can see this for tenth century from his paper on Aethelwold 
Winchester collection conference papers edited by Barbara 
Yorke;1and he deeply imbibed lessons James Campbell Britain 
to be considered light Continent, expressed latter seminal 
paper which could almost called ‘Carolingian England’.2 In Oxford 
during 1990s outstandingly stimulating tutor Carolingian 
Renaissance optional paper, sent pupils, already fired up, some their 
later tutorials me. This typical generous colleagueship.