The dark queens : the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world / Shelley Phuak.
TITLE:
The dark queens : the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world / Shelley Phuak.
By:
Publication Date:
2022
Publication Information:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing,
Physical Description:
xvi, 367 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps.
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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. Her sister-in-law Fredegund started out as a lowly palace slave. And yet, in sixth-century Merovingian France, where women were excluded from noble succession and royal politics was a blood sport, these two iron-willed strategists reigned over vast realms, changing the face of Europe.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781635574913
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
