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1. Charlemagne

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   Educational Reforms
   Charlemagne famously summoned the scholar Alcuin of York to his court at Aachen, making him head of the Palace School. This era saw significant efforts to standardize liturgical practices across the realm and establish a uniform curriculum based on the seven liberal arts.
   A major textual achievement was the development of Carolingian Minuscule, a clear, standardized script that replaced the highly variable and often illegible scripts previously in use. This script was remarkably efficient, allowing scribes to transcri…