The piece used for Charlemagne’s shroud was used when he was re-interred in his shrine in Aachen Cathedral, Germany, in 1215, 401 years after he died. The shroud is a complete piece of cloth so ...

In the early Middle Ages, the German city of Aachen was the northern capital of Charlemagne's empire. Today, the city is home to western Europe's largest technical university (Technical University in ...