After discussing the paper trail of her parents' bloodline, host Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed to Stone that her line of ...

The actress discovered her 38th great-grandfather was one of the most influential historical figures, Charlemagne.

Actress Sharon Stone gasped with astonishment as she discovered she was related to Charlemagne on the upcoming Jan. 28 ...

Sharon Stone is speechless as she learns she's related to the man who "basically created modern Europe" in PEOPLE's exclusive ...

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 ...

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

During her appearance on the show, Stone got an impressive surprise when host Henry Louis Gates Jr. revealed that, not only is she related to European royalty, but she's related to none other than ...

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 ...

People usually define history as a discipline used to study and analyze past events and to investigate the patterns of cause ...

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 ...