All the King’s Women: Polygyny and Politics in Europe, 900–1250

All the King’s Women: Polygyny and Politics in Europe, 900–1250
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 464
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ISBN-10 : 9789004434578
ISBN-13 : 9004434577
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Download or read book All the King’s Women: Polygyny and Politics in Europe, 900–1250 written by Jan Rüdiger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In All the King’s Women Jan Rüdiger investigates medieval elite polygyny and its ‘uses’ in Northern Europe with a comparative perspective on England and France as well as Iberia.


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