The dark queens : the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world
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
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xvi, 367 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm - Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2022.
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The Dark Queens : The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Author's Note: Shadow Queens | p. xi | |
Dramatis Personae | p. 5 | |
Prologue | p. 9 | |
Chapter 1 | A Wedding in Metz | p. 10 |
Chapter 2 | Meeting the Franks | p. 17 |
Chapter 3 | The Fall of Charibert | p. 23 |
Chapter 4 | New Alliances | p. 31 |
Chapter 5 | A Missive to Byzantium | p. 38 |
Chapter 6 | The Slave Queen | p. 47 |
Chapter 7 | All the King's Men | p. 54 |
Chapter 8 | The Siege | p. 62 |
Chapter 9 | The Witch and the Nun | p. 71 |
Chapter 10 | Back Channels | p. 78 |
Chapter 11 | Uprising | p. 85 |
Chapter 12 | The Laws of Sanctuary | p. 93 |
Chapter 13 | Crime and Punishment | p. 99 |
Chapter 14 | "Wise in Counsel" | p. 105 |
Chapter 15 | Fredegund's Grief | p. 111 |
Chapter 16 | Brunhild in the Breach | p. 117 |
Chapter 17 | The Regency | p. 125 |
Chapter 18 | Set Ablaze | p. 130 |
Chapter 19 | Brunichildis Regina | p. 139 |
Chapter 20 | The King Is Dead | p. 146 |
Chapter 21 | The Vexations of King Guntram | p. 155 |
Chapter 22 | The Gundovald Affair | p. 164 |
Chapter 23 | The Diplomatic Arts | p. 176 |
Chapter 24 | The Dukes' Revolt | p. 186 |
Chapter 25 | A Royal Engagement | p. 197 |
Chapter 26 | The Defiant Nuns | p. 205 |
Chapter 27 | Allies and Assassins | p. 212 |
Chapter 28 | Forlorn Little Boys | p. 217 |
Chapter 29 | The Fading of the Kings | p. 224 |
Chapter 30 | The Dual Rule | p. 233 |
Chapter 31 | Brunhild's Battles | p. 240 |
Chapter 32 | The Fall | p. 250 |
Epilogue: Backlash | p. 259 | |
A Note on Sources and Methods | p. 271 | |
Acknowledgments | p. 275 | |
Bibliography | p. 277 | |
Notes | p. 297 | |
Image Credits | p. 347 | |
Index | p. 349 |