Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s video: Sharon Stone Learns She s Related to Charlemagne Finding Your Roots

In this clip from PBS's Finding Your Roots, Sharon Stone uncovers a direct connection to one of the most influential figures in history—Charlemagne, the First Holy Roman Emperor. Host Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals that Charlemagne is Sharon’s 38th great-grandfather, tracing her paternal line back through French royalty and even a colonial slave owner in Connecticut. Sharon's reaction says it all as she reflects on this remarkable connection to a man who shaped modern Europe with his iron will. Don’t miss this mind-blowing discovery and more incredible ancestral revelations. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Explore our shared histories with Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. through iconic series like Making Black America, Finding Your Roots, and The Black Church: https://pbs.org/professorgates Subscribe to the PBS channel for more clips: https://www.youtube.com/pbs Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW PBS: Threads: https://www.threads.net/@pbs Shop: https://shop.pbs.org/ Finding Your Roots For more than a decade, renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has helped to expand America’s sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor, wisdom, and compassion. Professor Gates has explored the ancestry of dozens of influential people from diverse backgrounds, taking millions of viewers deep into the past to reveal the connections that bind us all.