Women in the Medieval Court: Consorts and Concubines 152673981X, 9781526739810

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While the courts of medieval Europe ate up tales of knights in shining armor and damsels in distress, the reality for th

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Gregory of Tours hoped to inspire the believers in sixth-century Gaul with examples of righteous and wicked deeds and th

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