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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Emma, Queen consort of Canute I King of England |
| Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Harriet O'Brien |
| ISBN: | 9781582345963 1582345961 |
| OCLC Number: | 59401757 |
| Notes: | Maps on endpapers. |
| Description: | 264 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Normandy -- England -- Murder and massacre -- Revenge -- Defeat -- Captive bride -- Partner -- Saints and sinners -- Image and empire -- Letters -- Fall and rise -- The book -- Disgrace. |
| Responsibility: | by Harriet O'Brien. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Presents the life of the eleventh-century English queen, Emma, who was the mother of two kings and who ruled when England was threatened by a power struggle between Saxons, Normans, and invading Vikings.
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