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1. The dark queens: the bloody rivalry that forged the medieval world

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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 6th-century Merovingian France, where women were excluded from noble succession and royal politics--these two iron-willed strategists reigned over vast realms, changing the face of Europe. The two queens commanded armies and negotiated with kings and popes. They formed coalitions...