Balthild of Francia : Anglo-Saxon slave, Merovingian queen, and abolitionist saint /

"Slave, Merovingian queen, regent, and banished widow, Queen Balthild (d. 680) was a Catholic saint to the French, and murderer and "Jezebel" to the English. She was an important figure in her time. Yet, because of the remote time period, and the specialized nature of the sources, she...

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Main Author:	Moreira, Isabel (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Series:	Women in antiquity.
Subjects:	Bathildis, > Queen, consort of Clovis II, King of the Franks, > -approximately 680. Queens > France > Biography. Christian women saints > France > Biography. Franks > Queens > Biography. Merovingians > Queens > Biography. Enslaved persons > France > Biography. Anglo-Saxons > France > Biography. France > Kings and rulers > Biography. Reines > France > Biographies. Saintes chrétiennes > France > Biographies. Anglo-Saxons > France > Biographies. France. Europe. HISTORY. Medieval. Women. Biography & non-fiction prose. Biography. Electronic books.
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by Moreira, Isabel
Published 2024

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