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The girl of many kings

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“The girl of many kings”, is historical fiction based on the true story of Judith of Francia, first princess of France and first anointed queen of England. This book immerses you in the politics, wars, religion, and culture of 9th-century Europe when the kingdoms of Europe were being formed and were constantly in danger of being conquered by enemies. Amid the chaos and strife, royal children were pawns often used to form alliances necessary to prosper and defend a kingdom. King Charles, the first king of France, is beset by Vikings, rebel lords, and his brother, all seeking to take his kingdom.

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“The girl of many kings”, is historical fiction based on the true story of Judith of Francia, first princess of France and first anointed queen of England. This book immerses you in the politics, wars, religion, and culture of 9th-century Europe when the kingdoms of Europe were being formed and were constantly in danger of being conquered by enemies. Amid the chaos and strife, royal children were pawns often used to form alliances necessary to prosper and defend a kingdom. King Charles, the first king of France, is beset by Vikings, rebel lords, and his brother, all seeking to take his kingdom. To strengthen his kingdom, King Charles pledges his twelve-year-old daughter, Judith, to marry widowed Aethelwulf, King of Wessex, who is 40 years older than she. When kindly Aethelwulf dies unexpectedly, Judith is pressed into a second arranged marriage, with Aethelwulf’s cruel eldest son. When her second husband also dies, twice-widowed Judith, now at age 16, refuses to accept a third arranged marriage.

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