The Dark Queens
The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
Format: Book
Description: xvi, 367 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Brunehaut, Queen, consort of Sigebert, King of Austrasia, 534-613.
Fredegund, Queen, consort of Chilperic I, King of Neustria, -597.
Queens -- France -- Biography.
Merovingians.
France -- History -- To 987.
Brunehaut, Queen, consort of Sigebert, King of Austrasia, 534-613.
Fredegund, Queen, consort of Chilperic I, King of Neustria, -597.
Queens -- France -- Biography.
Merovingians.
France -- History -- To 987.
ISBN:
9781635574913
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Medieval Puh | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 6/10/2024) |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-346) and index.