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The dark queens : the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world

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text The dark queens : the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world

Puhak, Shelley

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Summary
The remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to rule. Brunhild was a foreign princess, raised to be married off for the sake of alliance-building. H... Read more
Contents
A wedding in Metz -- Meeting the Franks -- The fall of Charibert -- New alliances -- A missive to Byzantium -- The slave queen -- All the king's men -- The siege -- The witch and the nun -- Back channels -- Uprising -- The laws of sanctuary -- Cri... Read more
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Description
xvi, 367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing 2022
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Woodmere (Main Branch) 920 PUH in Adult Non-fiction Available
East Bay Branch Library 920 PUH in Adult Non-fiction Available

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