The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry that Forged the Medieval World by Shelley Puhak

The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry that Forged the Medieval World

Shelley Puhak

336 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction biography historical history adventurous informative fast-paced

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"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 succes...

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informative 96%
dark 40%
adventurous 38%
challenging 18%
inspiring 12%
reflective 12%
tense 11%
mysterious 5%
emotional 2%
hopeful 1%

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slow 17%
fast 13%

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