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Did Charlemagne know that Leo was going to crown him Emperor?
 * WHAT HAPPENED ON CHRISTMAS DAY 800 CE?**

__Charlemagne (Charles the Great)__: born c 742; King of the Franks from 768; Emperor of the Romans from 800; died 814. __Pope Leo III__: born 750; Pope from 795; died 816. __Einhard__: born 775; worked for Charlemagne and his son; wrote Life of Charlemagne between 817-30; died 840.
 * CHARACTERS**

[|Charlemagne quotes.docx]
 * VARIOUS WRITTEN ACCOUNTS FROM THE TIME:**
 * THE FRANKISH EMPIRE IN 768 CE**

[|Research checklist for ToK project.doc] [|Referencing texts with MLA.pdf]
 * Did Charlemagne know that Leo was going to crown him?**


 * What are the difficulties in knowing what happened in the past?**
 * What evidence can we use?**
 * How can we decide what's important?**