Bathild of Francia: Anglo-Saxon Slave, Merovingian Queen, and Abolitionist Saint

by Isabel Moreira

This book tells the remarkable life of Balthild of Francia (c. 633-80), a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon slave who became a queen of France. Described in contemporary sources as beautiful and intelligent, she rose to power though her marriage to the short-lived King Clovis II. As regent for her young son, she promoted social and political reforms in Francia that included the rescue and rehousing of Christian slaves who, like Balthild herself, had been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197792618
• ISBN13: 9780197792612
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"