During Charlemagne's rein in England, the Roman half uncial script was created, it was written in a cursive form Roman half Uncial script and its cursive version, that led to the Carolingian minuscule. This script. They were combined with features from the uncial scripts that were being used in Irish and English monasteries,
Though Charlemagne had a great part in creating the script, he can't be the only person appreciated for it's making, another man called Alcuin of York, who ran the palace school and scriptorium was the chief influence in this. However, Charlemagne still contributed greatly. This writing had been created so that it is easier for people cross country to communicate meanwhile understanding.
This is a picture of the script they used to use.
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