THE BIRTH OF FRANCEWarriors, Bishops And Long-Haired KingsKatherine SchermanThe rulers of Frankish Gaul exuded crude vitality and a freewheeling spirit. Sadistic Queen Fredegund, known for her magnetic sexual allure, favored assassination as the most convenient way to dispose of her enemies.
Emperor Lothair kept six women as lovers under his various roofs; dying at age 77, his last words were an enraged cry against the God who had dared to lay low a great king. His father, Clovis, a Catholic convert, led a ruthless career of conquest with all the radiance of a consecrated hero.
This full-blooded chronicle maps the troubled centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire when poetic, inventive Celts and pragmatic Romans merge with tough Franks on the Christian soil that became medieval France.
323 pages of great reading!
My late father had collected many fine books - this is one from his estate.
From the Copyright Page:
Published by: Random House
Copyright © 1987 by Katharine Scherman Rosin
ISBN: 0-394-56089-2 | Other Data:
Size, inches (approx) 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1 1/4
Weight, ounces (approx) 23 |
Item Condition:
This hardcover book is used and in good condition.
BLEMS: The dust jacket has one very small tear, and there are a couple of small spots on the page edges. |
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