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The dark queens : the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world  Cover Image Book Book

The dark queens : the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world / Shelley Puhak.

Puhak, Shelley, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781635574913 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 367 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject: Brunehaut, Queen, consort of Sigebert, King of Austrasia, 534-613.
Fredegund, Queen, consort of Chilperic I, King of Neustria, -597.
Queens > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 944.0130922 Puh 31681010266971 NONFIC Available -

Shelley Puhak is a critically acclaimed poet and writer whose work has appeared in the Atlantic, Smithsonian, Time, Lapham’s Quarterly, Virginia Quarterly Review, and other publications. She is the author of three books of poetry, including the Anthony Hecht Prize-winning Guinevere in Baltimore and Harbinger, a National Poetry Series selection. The Dark Queens is her nonfiction debut. She lives in Maryland.


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