The Dark Queens: A gripping tale of power, ambition and murderous rivalry in early medieval France by Shelley Puhak

The Dark Queens: A gripping tale of power, ambition and murderous rivalry in early medieval France

Shelley Puhak

393 pages • first pub 2022 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography history adventurous dark informative medium-paced

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A vivid double biography of two fearless early medieval queens.'Brings the Merovingian empire to thrilling, bewildering, horrifying life' Helen Castor'Restores two half-forgotten and much-mythologized queens to their proper place in medieval histo...

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Moods

informative 93%
dark 40%
adventurous 37%
challenging 20%
inspiring 16%
tense 12%
reflective 10%
mysterious 4%
emotional 2%
hopeful 2%
sad 2%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 21%
fast 12%

Average rating

4.15

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